Protein
Glutamate dehydrogenase 1, mitochondrial
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Function
Mitochondrial glutamate dehydrogenase that converts L-glutamate into alpha-ketoglutarate. Plays a key role in glutamine anaplerosis by producing alpha-ketoglutarate, an important intermediate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle (By similarity). May be involved in learning and memory reactions by increasing the turnover of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate.
Similarity
Belongs to the Glu/Leu/Phe/Val dehydrogenases family.
Sequence
MYRRLGEVLLLSRAGPAALGSAAADSAALLGWARGQPSAVPQPGLTPVARRHYSEAATDREDDPNFFKMVEGFFDRGASIVEDKLVEDLKTRENEEQKRNRVRGILRIIKPCNHVLSLSFPIRRDDGSWEVIEGYRAQHSQHRTPCKGGIRYSTDVSVDEVKALASLMTYKCAVVDVPFGGAKAGVKINPKNYTDNELEKITRRFTMELAKKGFIGPGIDVPAPDMSTGEREMSWIADTYASTIGHYDINAHACVTGKPISQGGIHGRISATGRGVFHGIENFINEASYMSILGMTPGLGDKTFVVQGFGNVGLHSMRYLHRFGAKCVGVGESDGSIWNPDGIDPKELEDFKLQHGSILGFPKAKVYEGSILEADCDILIPAASEKQLTKSNAPRVKAKIIAEGANGPTTPEADKIFLERNIMVIPDLYLNAGGVTVSYFEWLKNLNHVSYGRLTFKYERDSNYHLLMSVQESLERKFGKHGGTIPVVPTAEFQDRISGASEKDIVHSGLAYTMERSARQIMRTAMKYNLGLDLRTAAYVNAIEKVFKVYNEAGVTFT