NCBI Accession #
NP_001031969.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001036892.1
NCBI Official Full Name
glutamine synthetase 2
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATGSL1; GLN2; glutamine synthetase 2; GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE 2; GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE LIKE 1; MJE4.9; MJE4_9
NCBI Protein Information
glutamine synthetase 2
NCBI Summary
chloroplastic glutamine synthetase
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
GSLI
UniProt Protein Name
Glutamine synthetase, chloroplastic/mitochondrial
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
GS2; Glutamate--ammonia ligase
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q43127
UniProt Related Accession #
Q43127
UniProt Comments
The light-modulated chloroplast/mitochondrial enzyme, encoded by a nuclear gene and expressed primarily in leaves, is responsible for the reassimilation of the ammonia generated by photorespiration.