Heme oxygenase 1
Name | Heme oxygenase 1 |
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Gene Name | HMOX1 |
Organism | Human |
Amino acid sequence | >lcl|BSEQ0021270|Heme oxygenase 1 MERPQPDSMPQDLSEALKEATKEVHTQAENAEFMRNFQKGQVTRDGFKLVMASLYHIYVA LEEEIERNKESPVFAPVYFPEELHRKAALEQDLAFWYGPRWQEVIPYTPAMQRYVKRLHE VGRTEPELLVAHAYTRYLGDLSGGQVLKKIAQKALDLPSSGEGLAFFTFPNIASATKFKQ LYRSRMNSLEMTPAVRQRVIEEAKTAFLLNIQLFEELQELLTHDTKDQSPSRAPGLRQRA SNKVQDSAPVETPRGKPPLNTRSQAPLLRWVLTLSFLVATVAVGLYAM |
Number of residues | None |
Molecular Weight | 32818.345 |
Theoretical pI | 8.68 |
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Functions
Processes
Components
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General Function | Signal transducer activity |
Specific Function | Heme oxygenase cleaves the heme ring at the alpha methene bridge to form biliverdin. Biliverdin is subsequently converted to bilirubin by biliverdin reductase. Under physiological conditions, the activity of heme oxygenase is highest in the spleen, where senescent erythrocytes are sequestrated and destroyed. Exhibits cytoprotective effects since excess of free heme sensitizes cells to undergo apoptosis. |
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GenBank Protein ID | |
UniProtKB ID | P09601 |
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Cellular Location | Microsome |
Gene sequence | >lcl|BSEQ0021271|Heme oxygenase 1 (HMOX1) ATGGAGCGTCCGCAACCCGACAGCATGCCCCAGGATTTGTCAGAGGCCCTGAAGGAGGCC ACCAAGGAGGTGCACACCCAGGCAGAGAATGCTGAGTTCATGAGGAACTTTCAGAAGGGC CAGGTGACCCGAGACGGCTTCAAGCTGGTGATGGCCTCCCTGTACCACATCTATGTGGCC CTGGAGGAGGAGATTGAGCGCAACAAGGAGAGCCCAGTCTTCGCCCCTGTCTACTTCCCA GAAGAGCTGCACCGCAAGGCTGCCCTGGAGCAGGACCTGGCCTTCTGGTACGGGCCCCGC TGGCAGGAGGTCATCCCCTACACACCAGCCATGCAGCGCTATGTGAAGCGGCTCCACGAG GTGGGGCGCACAGAGCCCGAGCTGCTGGTGGCCCACGCCTACACCCGCTACCTGGGTGAC CTGTCTGGGGGCCAGGTGCTCAAAAAGATTGCCCAGAAAGCCCTGGACCTGCCCAGCTCT GGCGAGGGCCTGGCCTTCTTCACCTTCCCCAACATTGCCAGTGCCACCAAGTTCAAGCAG CTCTACCGCTCCCGCATGAACTCCCTGGAGATGACTCCCGCAGTCAGGCAGAGGGTGATA GAAGAGGCCAAGACTGCGTTCCTGCTCAACATCCAGCTCTTTGAGGAGTTGCAGGAGCTG CTGACCCATGACACCAAGGACCAGAGCCCCTCACGGGCACCAGGGCTTCGCCAGCGGGCC AGCAACAAAGTGCAAGATTCTGCCCCCGTGGAGACTCCCAGAGGGAAGCCCCCACTCAAC ACCCGCTCCCAGGCTCCGCTTCTCCGATGGGTCCTTACACTCAGCTTTCTGGTGGCGACA GTTGCTGTAGGGCTTTATGCCATGTGA |
GenBank Gene ID | |
GeneCard ID | None |
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HGNC ID | |
Chromosome Location | 22 |
Locus | 22q12|22q13.1 |
References |
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