NameUroporphyrinogen decarboxylase
Synonyms
  • 4.1.1.37
  • UPD
Gene NameUROD
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019150|Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase
MEANGLGPQGFPELKNDTFLRAAWGEETDYTPVWCMRQAGRYLPEFRETRAAQDFFSTCR
SPEACCELTLQPLRRFPLDAAIIFSDILVVPQALGMEVTMVPGKGPSFPEPLREEQDLER
LRDPEVVASELGYVFQAITLTRQRLAGRVPLIGFAGAPWTLMTYMVEGGGSSTMAQAKRW
LYQRPQASHQLLRILTDALVPYLVGQVVAGAQALQLFESHAGHLGPQLFNKFALPYIRDV
AKQVKARLREAGLAPVPMIIFAKDGHFALEELAQAGYEVVGLDWTVAPKKARECVGKTVT
LQGNLDPCALYASEEEIGQLVKQMLDDFGPHRYIANLGHGLYPDMDPEHVGAFVDAVHKH
SRLLRQN
Number of residues367
Molecular Weight40786.58
Theoretical pI6.06
GO Classification
Functions
  • ferrous iron binding
  • uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity
Processes
  • response to ethanol
  • response to amine
  • response to methylmercury
  • response to mercury ion
  • heme biosynthetic process
  • porphyrin-containing compound metabolic process
  • protoporphyrinogen IX biosynthetic process
  • response to iron ion
  • cellular response to arsenic-containing substance
  • response to fungicide
  • uroporphyrinogen III metabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • response to estradiol
  • liver development
Components
  • cytoplasm
  • cytosol
  • nucleoplasm
General FunctionUroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the decarboxylation of four acetate groups of uroporphyrinogen-III to yield coproporphyrinogen-III.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID340181
UniProtKB IDP06132
UniProtKB Entry NameDCUP_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019151|Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD)
ATGGAAGCGAATGGGTTGGGACCTCAGGGTTTTCCGGAGCTGAAGAATGACACATTCCTG
CGAGCAGCCTGGGGAGAGGAAACAGACTACACTCCCGTTTGGTGCATGCGCCAGGCAGGC
CGTTACTTACCAGAGTTTAGGGAAACCCGGGCTGCCCAGGACTTTTTCAGCACGTGTCGC
TCTCCTGAGGCCTGCTGTGAACTGACTCTGCAGCCACTGCGTCGCTTCCCTCTGGATGCT
GCCATCATTTTCTCCGACATCCTTGTTGTACCCCAGGCACTGGGCATGGAGGTGACCATG
GTACCTGGCAAAGGACCCAGCTTCCCAGAGCCATTAAGAGAAGAGCAGGACCTAGAACGC
CTACGGGATCCAGAAGTGGTAGCCTCTGAGCTAGGCTATGTGTTCCAAGCCATCACCCTT
ACCCGACAACGACTGGCTGGACGTGTGCCGCTGATTGGCTTTGCTGGTGCCCCATGGACC
CTGATGACATACATGGTTGAGGGTGGTGGCTCAAGCACCATGGCTCAGGCCAAGCGCTGG
CTCTATCAGAGACCTCAGGCTAGTCACCAGCTGCTTCGCATCCTCACTGATGCTCTGGTC
CCATATCTGGTAGGACAAGTGGTGGCTGGTGCCCAGGCATTGCAGCTGTTTGAGTCCCAT
GCAGGGCATCTTGGCCCACAGCTCTTCAACAAGTTTGCACTGCCTTACATCCGTGATGTG
GCCAAGCAAGTGAAGGCCAGGTTGCGGGAGGCAGGCCTGGCACCAGTGCCCATGATCATC
TTTGCTAAGGATGGGCATTTTGCCCTGGAGGAGCTGGCCCAAGCTGGCTATGAGGTGGTT
GGGCTTGACTGGACAGTGGCCCCAAAGAAAGCCCGGGAGTGTGTGGGGAAGACGGTGACA
TTGCAGGGCAACCTGGACCCCTGTGCCTTGTATGCATCTGAGGAGGAGATCGGGCAGTTG
GTGAAGCAGATGCTGGATGACTTTGGACCACATCGCTACATTGCCAACCTGGGCCATGGG
CTTTATCCTGACATGGACCCAGAACATGTGGGCGCCTTTGTGGATGCTGTGCATAAACAC
TCACGTCTGCTTCGACAGAACTGA
GenBank Gene IDM14016
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDUROD
HGNC IDHGNC:12591
Chromosome Location1
Locus1p34
References
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