Synonyms:ENTREZ:27165, GA, GLS, GLS2, HGNC:29570, LGA, MIM:606365, NM_001280796, NM_001280797, NM_001280798, NM_013267, NM_138566, NP_001267725, NP_001267726, NP_001267727, NP_037399, XM_005268797, XM_017019180, XP_005268854, XP_016874669, glutaminase 2, hLGA
Omim:OMIM:606365
Id:73f33d16-2d60-54d0-9ec6-aae10f9be405
Hgnc:HGNC:29570
Description:glutaminase 2
The protein encoded by this gene is a mitochondrial phosphate-activated glutaminase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of glutamine to stoichiometric amounts of glutamate and ammonia. Originally thought to be liver-specific, this protein has been found in other tissues as well. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants that encode different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013]