Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP00070
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDBP03143
Name Heme oxygenase 1
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name HMOX1
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in heme oxygenase (decyclizing) 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.
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 5
Locus Not Available
SNPs HMOX1
Gene Sequence
>870 bp
ATGGAGCGCCCGCAGCCCGACAGCAGCATGCCCCAGGATTTGTCAGAGGCCCTGAAGGAG
GCCACCAAGGAGGTGCACACCCAGGCGGAGAATGCAGAGTTCATGAAGAACTTTCAGAAG
GGTGAGCTGACCCAAGAAGGTTTTAAGCTGGTGATGGCGTCTTTGTACCACATCTATGTG
GCCCTGGAGGAGGAGATCGAACGCAACAAGGAGAACCCCGTCTACACTCCCCTCTACTTC
CCAGAGGAGCTGCACCGCCGGGCCTCCCTGGAGCAGGACATGGCCTTCTGGTACGGGCCC
CGCTGGCAGGAGGCCATCCCCTACACGCAGGCCACCAAGCGCTATGTTCAGCGACTCCAG
GAGGTGGGGCGCACCGAGCCCGAACTGCTGGTGGCCCATGCCTACACCCGCTACCTGGGA
GACCTGTCTGGGGGCCAAGTTCTCAAGAAGATTGCTCAGAAGGCCCTGAATCTGCCCAGC
TCCGGGGAGGGCCTGGCCTTCTTCACTTTCCCCAATATCGCCAGTGCCACCAAGTTCAAG
CAGCTGTACCGCTCCCGCATGAACACTCTGGAGATGACCCCTGAGGTCCGGCAGAGGGTC
CTGGATGAGGCCAAGACCGCCTTCCTGCTCAACATCCAGCTGTTTGAGGAGTTGCAGGGC
CTGCTGACCCAGAAGGCCAAGGACCATGATCCCTTGCAGGCACCAGAGCTTCACAGGCGA
GCCGGCAGCAAGGTGCAAGACTTGGCTCCCACCAAGGCGTCCAGGGGGAAGCCCCAGCCC
AGCGTCCTCTCCCAGGCACCTCTCCTGCGATGGGTCCTCACACTCAGCTTTCTGGTGGCC
ACGGTCGCTGTGGGGCTTTACGCCATGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 289
Molecular Weight 32940.0
Theoretical pI 7.88
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Heme oxygenase 1
MERPQPDSSMPQDLSEALKEATKEVHTQAENAEFMKNFQKGELTQEGFKLVMASLYHIYV
ALEEEIERNKENPVYTPLYFPEELHRRASLEQDMAFWYGPRWQEAIPYTQATKRYVQRLQ
EVGRTEPELLVAHAYTRYLGDLSGGQVLKKIAQKALNLPSSGEGLAFFTFPNIASATKFK
QLYRSRMNTLEMTPEVRQRVLDEAKTAFLLNIQLFEELQGLLTQKAKDHDPLQAPELHRR
AGSKVQDLAPTKASRGKPQPSVLSQAPLLRWVLTLSFLVATVAVGLYAM
GenBank ID Protein AAX08985.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q5E9F2
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name HMOX1_BOVIN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID BT020968
GeneCard ID HMOX1
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available