Gene Symbol | GGH |
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Entrez Gene | 8836 |
Alt Symbol | GH |
Species | Human |
Gene Type | protein-coding |
Description | gamma-glutamyl hydrolase (conjugase, folylpolygammaglutamyl hydrolase) |
Other Description | gamma-Glu-X carboxypeptidase|gamma-glutamyl hydrolase |
Swissprots | Q92820 |
Accessions | AAF03360 EAW86862 Q92820 AK290450 BAF83139 AK301094 BAG62694 BC025025 AAH25025 JF432643 ADZ15860 U55206 AAC05579 XM_011517623 XP_011515925 NM_003878 NP_003869 |
Function | Hydrolyzes the polyglutamate sidechains of pteroylpolyglutamates. Progressively removes gamma-glutamyl residues from pteroylpoly-gamma-glutamate to yield pteroyl-alpha- glutamate (folic acid) and free glutamate. May play an important role in the bioavailability of dietary pteroylpolyglutamates and in the metabolism of pteroylpolyglutamates and antifolates. |
Subcellular Location | Secreted, extracellular space. Lysosome. Melanosome. Note=While its intracellular location is primarily the lysosome, most of the enzyme activity is secreted. Identified by mass spectrometry in melanosome fractions from stage I to stage IV. |
Top Pathways | Folate biosynthesis |