Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables glutathione synthase activity. Acts upstream of or within glutathione biosynthetic process and response to cadmium ion. Predicted to be active in cytosol. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; integumental system; metanephros; nervous system; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease; glutathione synthetase deficiency; glutathione synthetase deficiency of erythrocytes; and glutatione synthetase deficiency with 5-oxoprolinuria. Orthologous to human GSS (glutathione synthetase).