Term Information

Accession
GO:0006540
Name
glutamate decarboxylation to succinate
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
4-aminobutyrate shunt, GABA shunt, degradation of glutamate to succinate through GABA, gamma-aminobutyrate shunt, glutamate degradation via 4-aminobutyrate, glutamate degradation via GABA
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of succinate from glutamate. Also known as GABA (gamma-aminobutyrate) shunt since it channels glutamate into the TCA cycle bypassing two steps of that cycle. There are three enzymes involved in the GABA shunt: glutamate decarboxylase (GAD), GABA aminotransferase (GABA-TA), and succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase (SSADH). These three enzymes acting in concert to convert glutamate into succinate. The GABA shunt is predominantly associated with neurotransmission in the mammalian brain. It is also present in nonneuronal cells, in plants, in unicellular eukaryotes, and in prokaryotes. Source: PMID:12740438
Comment
Note that the third step in this pathway (conversion of succinate semialdehyde to succinate) can be catalyzed by NAD-dependent or NADP-dependent succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase (EC:1.2.1.24 and EC:1.2.1.79, respectively).
History
See term history for GO:0006540 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of glutamate decarboxylation to succinate (GO:0006540)
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glutamate decarboxylation to succinate [is_a relation] is_a  glutamate catabolic process (GO:0006538)
glutamate decarboxylation to succinate [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  4-aminobutyrate transaminase activity (GO:0003867)
glutamate decarboxylation to succinate [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  glutamate decarboxylase activity (GO:0004351)
Children of glutamate decarboxylation to succinate (GO:0006540)
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glutamate catabolic process to succinate via succinate semialdehyde (GO:0019549) [is_a relation] is_a  glutamate decarboxylation to succinate
glutamate catabolic process to succinate via 2-oxoglutarate-dependent GABA-transaminase activity (GO:0036242) [is_a relation] is_a  glutamate decarboxylation to succinate