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Gene information for GCSH (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID2653
Official gene symbolGCSH
Full nameglycine cleavage system protein H (aminomethyl carrier)
Aliases,GCE,NKH,
Gene summaryDegradation of glycine is brought about by the glycine cleavage system, which is composed of four mitochondrial protein components: P protein (a pyridoxal phosphate-dependent glycine decarboxylase), H protein (a lipoic acid-containing protein), T protein (a tetrahydrofolate-requiring enzyme), and L protein (a lipoamide dehydrogenase). The protein encoded by this gene is the H protein, which transfers the methylamine group of glycine from the P protein to the T protein. Defects in this gene are a cause of nonketotic hyperglycinemia (NKH). Two transcript variants, one protein-coding and the other probably not protein-coding,have been found for this gene. Also, several transcribed and non-transcribed pseudogenes of this gene exist throughout the genome.
LocationChromosome: 16   Locus: 16q23.2
Gene position81129980 - 81115552  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size14429 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID238330