{"symbol":"GSS","synonyms":["HEL-S-88N","GSHS","HEL-S-64P"],"name":"glutathione synthetase","description":"Glutathione is important for a variety of biological functions, including protection of cells from oxidative damage by free radicals, detoxification of xenobiotics, and membrane transport. The protein encoded by this gene functions as a homodimer to catalyze the second step of glutathione biosynthesis, which is the ATP-dependent conversion of gamma-L-glutamyl-L-cysteine to glutathione. Defects in this gene are a cause of glutathione synthetase deficiency. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":2937,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/2937","proteins":[{"symbol":"GSHB_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/GSHB_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}