Gene Information
Gene NameGA
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length602
Protein NamesGlutaminase liver isoform, mitochondrial (GLS) (EC 3.5.1.2) (L-glutaminase) (L-glutamine amidohydrolase)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ9UI32
Gene CardGLS2
Uniprot IDQ9UI32
PfamPF12796; PF17959; PF04960
In ASDyes
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in liver. Expressed in brain and pancreas. Not observed in heart, placenta, lung, skeletal muscle and kidney. Expression is significantly reduced in hepatocellular carcinomas. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10620514, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20378837}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4BQM  (X-ray  2.18A  5U0K  (X-ray  2.55A 
DBSNP rs2657879 
Subcellular location [CC]Mitochondrion {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20378837}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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