catalytic activity:ATP + L-glutamate + L-cysteine = ADP + phosphate + gamma-L-glutamyl-L-cysteine.,disease:Defects in GCLC are the cause of hemolytic anemia [MIM:230450].,enzyme regulation:Feedback inhibition by glutathione.,pathway:Sulfur metabolism; glutathione biosynthesis; glutathione from L-cysteine and L-glutamate: step 1/2.,similarity:Belongs to the glutamate--cysteine ligase type 3 family.,subunit:Heterodimer of a catalytic heavy chain and a regulatory light chain.,
cytosol,integral component of membrane,glutamate-cysteine ligase complex,
Foreskin fibroblast,Hippocampus,Liver,Testis,Thalamus,