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GLUD2
Official Full Name
glutamate dehydrogenase 2
Background
The protein encoded by this gene is localized to the mitochondrion and acts as a homohexamer to recycle glutamate during neurotransmission. The encoded enzyme catalyzes the reversible oxidative deamination of glutamate to alpha-ketoglutarate. This gene is intronless.
Synonyms
GLUD2; glutamate dehydrogenase 2; GLUDP1, glutamate dehydrogenase pseudogene 1; glutamate dehydrogenase 2, mitochondrial; GDH; GDH2; GLUDP1; Glutamate dehydrogenase 2 mitochondrial; GDH 2; glutamate dehydrogenase pseudogene 1