Name5-aminolevulinate synthase, nonspecific, mitochondrial
Synonyms
  • 2.3.1.37
  • 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase 1
  • ALAS-H
  • ALAS3
  • ALASH
  • Delta-ALA synthase 1
  • Delta-aminolevulinate synthase 1
Gene NameALAS1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000815|5-aminolevulinate synthase, nonspecific, mitochondrial
MESVVRRCPFLSRVPQAFLQKAGKSLLFYAQNCPKMMEVGAKPAPRALSTAAVHYQQIKE
TPPASEKDKTAKAKVQQTPDGSQQSPDGTQLPSGHPLPATSQGTASKCPFLAAQMNQRGS
SVFCKASLELQEDVQEMNAVRKEVAETSAGPSVVSVKTDGGDPSGLLKNFQDIMQKQRPE
RVSHLLQDNLPKSVSTFQYDRFFEKKIDEKKNDHTYRVFKTVNRRAHIFPMADDYSDSLI
TKKQVSVWCSNDYLGMSRHPRVCGAVMDTLKQHGAGAGGTRNISGTSKFHVDLERELADL
HGKDAALLFSSCFVANDSTLFTLAKMMPGCEIYSDSGNHASMIQGIRNSRVPKYIFRHND
VSHLRELLQRSDPSVPKIVAFETVHSMDGAVCPLEELCDVAHEFGAITFVDEVHAVGLYG
ARGGGIGDRDGVMPKMDIISGTLGKAFGCVGGYIASTSSLIDTVRSYAAGFIFTTSLPPM
LLAGALESVRILKSAEGRVLRRQHQRNVKLMRQMLMDAGLPVVHCPSHIIPVRVADAAKN
TEVCDELMSRHNIYVQAINYPTVPRGEELLRIAPTPHHTPQMMNYFLENLLVTWKQVGLE
LKPHSSAECNFCRRPLHFEVMSEREKSYFSGLSKLVSAQA
Number of residues640
Molecular Weight70580.325
Theoretical pI8.57
GO Classification
Functions
  • pyridoxal phosphate binding
  • 5-aminolevulinate synthase activity
Processes
  • heme biosynthetic process
  • porphyrin-containing compound metabolic process
  • protoporphyrinogen IX biosynthetic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • cellular lipid metabolic process
  • organelle organization
  • mitochondrion organization
Components
  • cytoplasm
  • mitochondrion
  • mitochondrial matrix
  • nucleoplasm
General FunctionPyridoxal phosphate binding
Specific FunctionNot Available
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID28583
UniProtKB IDP13196
UniProtKB Entry NameHEM1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMitochondrion matrix
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0018948|5-aminolevulinate synthase, nonspecific, mitochondrial (ALAS1)
ATGGAGAGTGTTGTTCGCCGCTGCCCATTCTTATCCCGAGTCCCCCAGGCCTTTCTGCAG
AAAGCAGGCAAATCTCTGTTGTTCTATGCCCAAAACTGCCCCAAGATGATGGAAGTTGGG
GCCAAGCCAGCCCCTCGGGCATTGTCCACTGCAGCAGTACACTACCAACAGATCAAAGAA
ACCCCTCCGGCCAGTGAGAAAGACAAAACTGCTAAGGCCAAGGTCCAACAGACTCCTGAT
GGATCCCAGCAGAGTCCAGATGGCACACAGCTTCCGTCTGGACACCCCTTGCCTGCCACA
AGCCAGGGCACTGCAAGCAAATGCCCTTTCCTGGCAGCACAGATGAATCAGAGAGGCAGC
AGTGTCTTCTGCAAAGCCAGTCTTGAGCTTCAGGAGGATGTGCAGGAAATGAATGCCGTG
AGGAAAGAGGTTGCTGAAACCTCAGCAGGCCCCAGTGTGGTTAGTGTGAAAACCGATGGA
GGGGATCCCAGTGGACTGCTGAAGAACTTCCAGGACATCATGCAAAAGCAAAGACCAGAA
AGAGTGTCTCATCTTCTTCAAGATAACTTGCCAAAATCTGTTTCCACTTTTCAGTATGAT
CGTTTCTTTGAGAAAAAAATTGATGAGAAAAAGAATGACCACACCTATCGAGTTTTTAAA
ACTGTGAACCGGCGAGCACACATCTTCCCCATGGCAGATGACTATTCAGACTCCCTCATC
ACCAAAAAGCAAGTGTCAGTCTGGTGCAGTAATGACTACCTAGGAATGAGTCGCCACCCA
CGGGTGTGTGGGGCAGTTATGGACACTTTGAAACAACATGGTGCTGGGGCAGGTGGTACT
AGAAATATTTCTGGAACTAGTAAATTCCATGTGGACTTAGAGCGGGAGCTGGCAGACCTC
CATGGGAAAGATGCCGCACTCTTGTTTTCCTCGTGCTTTGTGGCCAATGACTCAACCCTC
TTCACCCTGGCTAAGATGATGCCAGGCTGTGAGATTTACTCTGATTCTGGGAACCATGCC
TCCATGATCCAAGGGATTCGAAACAGCCGAGTGCCAAAGTACATCTTCCGCCACAATGAT
GTCAGCCACCTCAGAGAACTGCTGCAAAGATCTGACCCCTCAGTCCCCAAGATTGTGGCA
TTTGAAACTGTCCATTCAATGGATGGGGCGGTGTGCCCACTGGAAGAGCTGTGTGATGTG
GCCCATGAGTTTGGAGCAATCACCTTCGTGGATGAGGTCCACGCAGTGGGGCTTTATGGG
GCTCGAGGCGGAGGGATTGGGGATCGGGATGGAGTCATGCCAAAAATGGACATCATTTCT
GGAACACTTGGCAAAGCCTTTGGTTGTGTTGGAGGGTACATCGCCAGCACGAGTTCTCTG
ATTGACACCGTACGGTCCTATGCTGCTGGCTTCATCTTCACCACCTCTCTGCCACCCATG
CTGCTGGCTGGAGCCCTGGAGTCTGTGCGGATCCTGAAGAGCGCTGAGGGACGGGTGCTT
CGCCGCCAGCACCAGCGCAACGTCAAACTCATGAGACAGATGCTAATGGATGCCGGCCTC
CCTGTTGTCCACTGCCCCAGCCACATCATCCCTGTGCGGGTTGCAGATGCTGCTAAAAAC
ACAGAAGTCTGTGATGAACTAATGAGCAGACATAACATCTACGTGCAAGCAATCAATTAC
CCTACGGTGCCCCGGGGAGAAGAGCTCCTACGGATTGCCCCCACCCCTCACCACACACCC
CAGATGATGAACTACTTCCTTGAGAATCTGCTAGTCACATGGAAGCAAGTGGGGCTGGAA
CTGAAGCCTCATTCCTCAGCTGAGTGCAACTTCTGCAGGAGGCCACTGCATTTTGAAGTG
ATGAGTGAAAGAGAGAAGTCCTATTTCTCAGGCTTGAGCAAGTTGGTATCTGCTCAGGCC
TGA
GenBank Gene IDX56351
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDALAS1
HGNC IDHGNC:396
Chromosome Location3
Locus3p21.1
References
  1. Bishop DF: Two different genes encode delta-aminolevulinate synthase in humans: nucleotide sequences of cDNAs for the housekeeping and erythroid genes. Nucleic Acids Res. 1990 Dec 11;18(23):7187-8. 2263504
  2. Bawden MJ, Borthwick IA, Healy HM, Morris CP, May BK, Elliott WH: Sequence of human 5-aminolevulinate synthase cDNA. Nucleic Acids Res. 1987 Oct 26;15(20):8563. 3671094
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