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GAD1 BASIC INFORMATION

Standard Name GAD1
Systematic Name YMR250W
Feature Type ORF, Verified
Description Glutamate decarboxylase, converts glutamate into gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) during glutamate catabolism; involved in response to oxidative stress (1 and see Summary Paragraph)
Name Description GlutAmate Decarboxylase
GO Annotations All GAD1 GO evidence and references
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Molecular Function
Manually curated
Biological Process
Manually curated
Cellular Component
High-throughput
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Mutant Phenotype All GAD1 Phenotype details and references
Large-scale survey
null
Interactions GAD1 All interactions details and references
10 total interaction(s) for 10 unique genes/features.
Physical Interactions
  • Affinity Capture-MS: 2
  • Affinity Capture-RNA: 1
  • Affinity Capture-Western: 1
  • Biochemical Activity: 4
  • PCA: 1
  • Two-hybrid: 1
Sequence Information
ChrXIII:770800 to 772557 | ORF Map | GBrowse
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Last Update Coordinates: 1996-07-31 | Sequence: 1996-07-31
Subfeature details
Relative
Coordinates		 Chromosomal
Coordinates		 Most Recent Updates
Coordinates Sequence
CDS 1..1758 770800..772557 1996-07-31 1996-07-31
External Links All Associated Seq | E.C. | Entrez Gene | Entrez RefSeq Protein | MIPS | UniProtKB
Primary SGDIDS000004862

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION for GAD1

SUMMARY PARAGRAPH for GAD1

About glutamate degradation

In S. cerevisiae, the main pathway for glutamate degradation is catalyzed by the glutamate dehydrogenase encoded by GDH2 (glutamate decarboxylase Gad1p and then converted into succinate by the enzymes encoded by UGA1 and UGA2 (1). Glutamate degradation by this pathway and expression of its genes have been shown to be important for oxidative stress tolerance. Conditions of oxidative stress elevate the transcript levels of GAD1 and UGA2 (1). UGA1 and UGA2 expression is also upregulated in the presence of GABA which is mediated by the transcriptional activators Uga3p and Uga35p/Dal81p (2), 3). These transcription factors bind to upstream activation sites in the promoters of GABA-regulated genes known as the UAS-GABA (4, 3). Regulation of Gad1p is suggested to be linked to calcium levels as the protein is able to bind calmodulin (1). S. cerevisiae cells in which this pathway is blocked are more sensitive to oxidative stress and can no longer grow on GABA as their sole nitrogen source (1, 2).

Last updated: 2007-10-03

REFERENCES CITED ON THIS PAGE [View Complete Literature Guide for GAD1]

1) Coleman ST, et al.  (2001) Expression of a glutamate decarboxylase homologue is required for normal oxidative stress tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 276(1):244-50
2) Ramos F, et al.  (1985) Mutations affecting the enzymes involved in the utilization of 4-aminobutyric acid as nitrogen source by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Eur J Biochem 149(2):401-4
3) Vissers S, et al.  (1989) Positive and negative regulatory elements control the expression of the UGA4 gene coding for the inducible 4-aminobutyric-acid-specific permease in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Eur J Biochem 181(2):357-61
4) Idicula AM, et al.  (2002) Binding and activation by the zinc cluster transcription factors of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Redefining the UASGABA and its interaction with Uga3p. J Biol Chem 277(48):45977-83