GLS
glutaminase | GAC, GAM, GLS1, KGA, KIAA0838

This gene encodes the K-type mitochondrial glutaminase. The encoded protein is an phosphate-activated amidohydrolase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of glutamine to glutamate and ammonia. This protein is primarily expressed in the brain and kidney plays an essential role in generating energy for metabolism, synthesizing the brain neurotransmitter glutamate and maintaining acid-base balance in the kidney. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2012]

Member of: DE-9 DE-9.1 Developmental clusters: GC4
Biological processes 26 terms
Expression (TPM)
GLS — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating GLS 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for GLS. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = GLS upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to GLS

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of GLS, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr2:190,636,515–190,638,167 243.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 219
chr2:190,647,806–190,650,037 231.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 864
chr2:190,679,871–190,680,604 200.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 345
chr2:190,860,849–190,861,826 19.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 191
chr2:190,869,557–190,870,549 10.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 91
chr2:190,880,124–190,882,292 1.2 kb Proximal (<10kb) Multiome 1086
chr2:190,883,288–190,883,466 2.5 kb Proximal (<10kb) 51
chr2:191,013,523–191,014,882 133.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1090
chr2:191,020,168–191,020,996 139.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1169
chr2:191,049,645–191,052,413 169.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 448
chr2:191,150,245–191,151,620 270.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 430
chr2:191,155,578–191,156,319 275.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 129
chr2:191,166,129–191,168,453 286.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 369

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the GLS locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr2:190,626,515 – 191,178,453
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq