Entry
Name
folate gamma-glutamyl hydrolase;
GGH (gene name);
conjugase;
folate conjugase;
lysosomal gamma-glutamyl carboxypeptidase;
gamma-Glu-X carboxypeptidase;
pteroyl-poly-gamma-glutamate hydrolase;
carboxypeptidase G;
folic acid conjugase;
poly(gamma-glutamic acid) endohydrolase;
polyglutamate hydrolase;
poly(glutamic acid) hydrolase II;
pteroylpoly-gamma-glutamyl hydrolase;
gamma-glutamyl hydrolase
Class
Hydrolases;
Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases);
Omega peptidases
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
tetrahydropteroyl-poly-gamma-glutamyl gamma-glutamyl hydrolase
Reaction(IUBMB)
tetrahydropteroyl-(gamma-glutamyl)n + (n-1) H2O = 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate + (n-1) L-glutamate [RN:
R04242 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
tetrahydropteroyl-(gamma-glutamyl)n;
(n-1) H2O
Product
5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate [CPD:
C00101 ];
(n-1) L-glutamate
Comment
The enzyme, which occurs only in animals and plants, can be either endo- and/or exopeptidase. It acts on tetrahydropteroyl polyglutamates and their modified forms, as well as the polyglutamates of the folate breakdown product N-(4-aminobenzoyl)-L-glutamate (pABA-Glu). The initial cleavage may release either monoglutamate or poly-gamma-glutamate of two or more residues, depending on the specific enzyme. For example, GGH1 from the plant Arabidopsis thaliana cleaves pentaglutamates, mainly to di- and triglutamates, whereas GGH2 from the same organism yields mainly monoglutamates. The enzyme is lysosomal (and secreted) in animals and vacuolar in plants. In peptidase family C26.
History
EC 3.4.19.9 created 1972 as EC 3.4.12.10, transferred 1978 to EC 3.4.22.12, transferred 1992 to EC 3.4.19.9, modified 1997, modified 2018
Pathway
Orthology
K01307 gamma-glutamyl hydrolase
Genes
SARA : 101544129(GGH) 105943532
CPIC : 101933582 101939707(GGH)
TST : 117871823(GGH) 117873525
CABI : 116835020(GGH) 116835024
MRV : 120396693(GGH) 120398947
XLA : 444589(ggh.L) 496099(ggh.2.L)
XTR : 100490929 594986(ggh)
NPR : 108796604(GGH) 108800416
RTEM : 120933180 120941032(GGH)
BBUF : 120986275 121001484(GGH)
BGAR : 122927317 122938575(GGH)
DRE : 406624(ggh) 553228 563836
SRX : 107712179 107718463 107721078 107730126 107731608 107747801
SANH : 107678461 107698074 107698580 107698674 107702651
SGH : 107549371 107559845(ggh) 107563161
CCAR : 109062240 109065404 109113352
CAUA : 113039422 113040374 113051621 113071001 113080560 113100972 113106321 113106741
CGIB : 127942866 127961202 127963771 127988165 128017701 128018295
PPRM : 120480168(ggh) 120481097 120486849
MAMB : 125263366 125265880 125265881 125280440
CIDE : 127516561 127517836 127519816
MASI : 127415483 127427803 127439213
IPU : 108265017 108267579(ggh) 108281015
PHYP : 113537998 113539783(ggh) 113546028
SMEO : 124387339(ggh) 124400153 124401930
TFD : 113639101 113646029 113657562(ggh)
AMEX : 103026830 103043942 103044433 111194246
EEE : 113579324 113583714 113590246
TRU : 101066803(ggh) 101071237
TNG : GSTEN00025459G001 GSTEN00030938G001
LCO : 104920826 104928764 104929067 104937010
CGOB : 115008906 115012961 115025318 115025756
ELY : 117252006 117256558 117264276
EFO : 125882066 125890173 125902821
PLEP : 121944931 121955898 121960604(ggh)
SLUC : 116034560 116040061(ggh) 116054359
ECRA : 117937576(ggh) 117944025 117944298
ESP : 116671953 116688492 116689222
PFLV : 114549269 114554356 114555211
PPUG : 119198866(ggh) 119198868 119224715 119230070
MSAM : 119886844 119892181 119912675(ggh)
CUD : 121507204 121510147 121527080(ggh)
ALAT : 119008444(ggh) 119019044 119021831
MZE : 101473896 101480685 101486490
OAU : 116310507 116313210 116324455(ggh)
OLA : 101155553 101161409 101175559
OML : 112145648 112148585 112151516(ggh)
XMA : 102226146 102227572 102233721
XCO : 114136300 114136863 114155218
XHE : 116711215 116711744 116730477
PRET : 103456931 103464304 103470103
PFOR : 103140516 103141766 103143243
PLAI : 106935993 106944947 106957108
PMEI : 106903532 106924708 106932146
GAF : 122823937(ggh) 122827478 122834265
CVG : 107081843(ggh) 107086287 107099038
CTUL : 119787327(ggh) 119787503 119798569
GMU : 124856936 124858035(ggh) 124878161
NFU : 107383077 107384984 107394140
KMR : 108233685 108234706(ggh) 108243634
ALIM : 106513681 106515525 106522369
NWH : 119412899 119413036 119426899(ggh)
AOCE : 111563821 111564690 111565277 111566848
MCEP : 124995771(ggh) 125007310 125012910
CSEM : 103377435 103386516 103397649
POV : 109637155 109639637 109644647 109644648
SSEN : 122761983 122767834 122768547 122768554 122769492 122779010 122780799 122780800 122780804
HHIP : 117754203(ggh) 117761174 117761760 117761761 117761762 117768541
HSP : 118098591(ggh) 118104634 118104949 118115064
LCF : 108873658 108882243 108885089(ggh)
SDU : 111230814 111231562 111237818
SLAL : 111645170 111645769(ggh) 111649717 111668504
XGL : 120783009 120789609(ggh) 120805714
HCQ : 109510306 109519086 109526524
SSCV : 125986317 125993736
BPEC : 110156566 110158323 110158334 110167053 110171015
MALB : 109956504 109960883 109972403
BSPL : 114853036(ggh) 114856110 114862015
SASA : 106566184 106579566(GGH) 106580573(GGH) 106583721 106590426
STRU : 115150037 115150609 115195536 115200432 115207288
OTW : 112221987 112233580 112234052 112262616
OMY : 110489713(ggh) 110494812 110535297 110536323
OGO : 123990335 124003921 124035266 124039595
ONE : 115104551 115130168 115140607 115143531
SALP : 111953407 111957406 111973442 112074482
SNH : 120027805 120037226 120051003 120062797
CCLU : 121569211(ggh) 121574722 121577934 121583158
ELS : 105006271 105014093(rnf122) 105019553
SFM : 108929602(ggh) 108931250 108940349
PKI : 111834805 111837171 111857520
AANG : 118210571 118225428(ggh) 118237315
LOC : 102684400 102693303(ggh) 102696303
PSPA : 121298090 121302983 121314299
ARUT : 117397909 117435332(ggh) 117964043 117966135
PSEX : 120530253(ggh) 120538951 120541518
RTP : 109918930 109919274(ggh) 109938117
AJC : 117108648 117108649 117108650
SKO : 100376948 100377250 100378724 102807920
DME : Dmel_CG32155(l(3)72Dp)
DSI : Dsimw501_GD14608(Dsim_GD14608)
DYA : Dyak_GE19534 Dyak_GE19535 Dyak_GE23118 Dyak_GE23119
DSR : 110190582 110190653 110190654
DWI : 6638672 6638673 6642180
DMO : Dmoj_GI12643 Dmoj_GI12644
AALB : 109402593 109416472
LHT : 122506235 122508374 122508397
BANY : 112044054 112044916 112055583
PRAP : 110999791 110999805
PNAP : 125049121 125049240
CCRC : 123694560 123694561
OFU : 114359872 114359874 114359892
CFEL : 113388194 113388195
API : 100161199 100167343 100571243
DNX : 107162989 107163018 107163019
AGS : 114124325 114124338 114124339
RMD : 113555681 114253640 114253641
BTAB : 109030105 109040644 109040645 109043775
DCI : 103506392 103508601 103510655
CLEC : 106662649 106674278
HHAL : 106688034 106688705 106690332
NLU : 111053256 111053436 111058597
TPAL : 117650044 117651407
ZNE : 110829400 110829401 110829402
CSEC : 111863412 111863454 111863481
SGRE : 126355183 126355271
DPX : DAPPUDRAFT_302567 DAPPUDRAFT_305752 DAPPUDRAFT_307408 DAPPUDRAFT_315503
PVM : 113807057 113828928 113829328
PJA : 122251136 122254923 122266422
PCHN : 125025917 125025961 125043893 125043961
HAME : 121855122 121861553
EAF : 111711448 111714885 111715381
PPOI : 119094373 119095513 119101555 119101557
BGT : 106066004 106078575 106078642
HRF : 124150840 124150884 124150885 124150887
HRJ : 124262107 124262108 124262114 124262122
PMAX : 117315515 117333501
NVE : 116614404 116620875 5499460 5504677 5505604 5516937 5520163 5520215
EPA : 110238085 110239918 110239960 110240017 110244007 110251763
ATEN : 116288702 116291157 116302182 116308884
ADF : 107351159 107351173 107353245 107353247
AMIL : 114946883 114947371 114947372
PDAM : 113677037 113680336 113683869
SPIS : 111320493 111325560 111325581 111329701 111337063 111347046
DGT : 114518074 114524118 114524495 114537983
XEN : 124439822 124439823 124439824 124446505 124446517 124447382 124447465
HMG : 100198228 100203476 100207447 100209771 100209963 100215242
AQU : 100636296 100636727 105316060
ATH : AT1G78660(GGH1) AT1G78670(GGH3) AT1G78680(GGH2)
ALY : 9298735 9298737 9298738 9323814 9323815 9323816
CRB : 17895161 17895321 17895703
CSAT : 104703200 104703201 104714134 104714135 104752295 104752296
EUS : EUTSA_v10018738mg EUTSA_v10018776mg
BRP : 103832344 103832347 103853141
BNA : 106354680 106354681 106381435 106390062 106397984 106430293 106440334
RSZ : 108823691 108827022 108828095 108841471 108843491
CIT : 102628535 102629472 102629856
CIC : CICLE_v10020608mg CICLE_v10020872mg CICLE_v10021719mg CICLE_v10024365mg
PVY : 116115190 116135797 116137046
GHI : 107917114 107918036 107934690
EGR : 104448560 104448563 104448584 104451569 108954044
GMX : 100796947 547881(GH)
PVU : PHAVU_005G080600g PHAVU_005G080700g
VRA : 106778129 106778134 106778138
CCAJ : 109811931 109811946
MTR : 11415421 11415422 11416437
LJA : Lj0g3v0178769.1(Lj0g3v0178769.1) Lj0g3v0338049.1(Lj0g3v0338049.1)
LANG : 109334584 109348097
RCN : 112168382 112168386 112168389
MDM : 103408080 103418191 103448789
CSV : 101203165 101206873 101219276
MCHA : 111008276 111008284
MESC : 110602166 110610408
POP : 112326977 18095447 18103357 7484350
PALZ : 118027469 118038288
CILL : 122281519 122281520 122282488
SLY : 100191133(GGH1) 100191134(GGH3) 100191135(GGH2)
SPEN : 107024264 107024510 107031819
SOT : 102581354 102584938 102585261
SSTN : 125850831 125850832 125865588
CANN : 107845624 107878577
NTA : 107760660 107783395 107799082 107805981 107828474(GGH2)
NAU : 109206503 109206504 109229853
INI : 109188447(DR15) 109188449
EGT : 105966772 105970294 105970361 105970363 105970364
SSPL : 121783415 121784903
ECAD : 122592401 122599177
CCAV : 112500606 112506641
CQI : 110690162 110734036 110737819
PSOM : 113302144 113328845 113342758 113352792 113356356
DOSA : Os05t0517500-01(Os05g0517500)
TAES : 123063295 123140200 123182645
PVIR : 120644125 120664914 120688409 120698113
SMO : SELMODRAFT_109437 SELMODRAFT_177157 SELMODRAFT_423816
PPP : 112277717 112287009 112293995 112294850
CRE : CHLRE_06g275050v5 CHLRE_07g315050v5
VCN : VOLCADRAFT_102798 VOLCADRAFT_106317
MNG : MNEG_1386 MNEG_14015 MNEG_1646
CSL : COCSUDRAFT_31205 COCSUDRAFT_54091 COCSUDRAFT_64380
CVR : CHLNCDRAFT_133025 CHLNCDRAFT_52559
APRO : F751_0355 F751_6351
SRE : PTSG_00836 PTSG_07318
DDI : DDB_G0286535(gghA) DDB_G0289365(gghB)
DPP : DICPUDRAFT_31892 DICPUDRAFT_51633 DICPUDRAFT_73725
DFA : DFA_01284 DFA_11781(gghA)
ACAN : ACA1_266910 ACA1_267110 ACA1_305550
TET : TTHERM_000129409 TTHERM_00030360 TTHERM_000564438 TTHERM_00130000 TTHERM_00321670 TTHERM_00449200 TTHERM_00564450 TTHERM_00819530 TTHERM_01027470 TTHERM_01156850
PTM : GSPATT00002255001 GSPATT00005223001 GSPATT00009190001 GSPATT00035342001 GSPATT00036518001 GSPATT00037241001 GSPATT00038899001
SMIN : v1.2.013270.t1(symbB.v1.2.013270.t1) v1.2.013687.t1(symbB.v1.2.013687.t1) v1.2.023128.t1(symbB.v1.2.023128.t1) v1.2.024246.t1(symbB.v1.2.024246.t1)
SPAR : SPRG_03486 SPRG_08278 SPRG_16945 SPRG_17396
EHX : EMIHUDRAFT_68526 EMIHUDRAFT_78425
NGR : NAEGRDRAFT_2938 NAEGRDRAFT_56320 NAEGRDRAFT_60907
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Taxonomy
Reference
1
Authors
McGuire, J.J. and Coward, J.K.
Title
Pteroylpolyglutamates: biosynthesis, degradation and function.
Journal
In: Blakley, R.L. and Benkovic, S.J. (Eds.), Folates and Pterins, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1984, p. 135-191.
Reference
Authors
Wang Y, Nimec Z, Ryan TJ, Dias JA, Galivan J.
Title
The properties of the secreted gamma-glutamyl hydrolases from H35 hepatoma cells.
Journal
Sequence
Reference
Authors
Yao R, Rhee MS, Galivan J.
Title
Effects of gamma-glutamyl hydrolase on folyl and antifolylpolyglutamates in cultured H35 hepatoma cells.
Journal
Mol Pharmacol 48:505-11 (1995)
Reference
Authors
Yao R, Schneider E, Ryan TJ, Galivan J.
Title
Human gamma-glutamyl hydrolase: cloning and characterization of the enzyme expressed in vitro.
Journal
Sequence
Reference
Authors
Yao R, Nimec Z, Ryan TJ, Galivan J
Title
Identification, cloning, and sequencing of a cDNA coding for rat gamma-glutamyl hydrolase.
Journal
Sequence
Reference
Authors
Orsomando G, de la Garza RD, Green BJ, Peng M, Rea PA, Ryan TJ, Gregory JF 3rd, Hanson AD
Title
Plant gamma-glutamyl hydrolases and folate polyglutamates: characterization, compartmentation, and co-occurrence in vacuoles.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Akhtar TA, McQuinn RP, Naponelli V, Gregory JF 3rd, Giovannoni JJ, Hanson AD
Title
Tomato gamma-glutamylhydrolases: expression, characterization, and evidence for heterodimer formation.
Journal
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