Protoporphyrinogen oxidase

NameProtoporphyrinogen oxidase
Synonyms
  • 1.3.3.4
  • PPO
Gene NamePPOX
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017745|Protoporphyrinogen oxidase
MGRTVVVLGGGISGLAASYHLSRAPCPPKVVLVESSERLGGWIRSVRGPNGAIFELGPRG
IRPAGALGARTLLLVSELGLDSEVLPVRGDHPAAQNRFLYVGGALHALPTGLRGLLRPSP
PFSKPLFWAGLRELTKPRGKEPDETVHSFAQRRLGPEVASLAMDSLCRGVFAGNSRELSI
RSCFPSLFQAEQTHRSILLGLLLGAGRTPQPDSALIRQALAERWSQWSLRGGLEMLPQAL
ETHLTSRGVSVLRGQPVCGLSLQAEGRWKVSLRDSSLEADHVISAIPASVLSELLPAEAA
PLARALSAITAVSVAVVNLQYQGAHLPVQGFGHLVPSSEDPGVLGIVYDSVAFPEQDGSP
PGLRVTVMLGGSWLQTLEASGCVLSQELFQQRAQEAAATQLGLKEMPSHCLVHLHKNCIP
QYTLGHWQKLESARQFLTAHRLPLTLAGASYEGVAVNDCIESGRQAAVSVLGTEPNS
Number of residues477
Molecular Weight50764.8
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide binding
  • oxygen-dependent protoporphyrinogen oxidase activity
Processes
  • heme biosynthetic process
  • porphyrin-containing compound metabolic process
  • protoporphyrinogen IX biosynthetic process
  • porphyrin-containing compound biosynthetic process
  • response to drug
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • oxidation-reduction process
Components
  • mitochondrial intermembrane space
  • integral component of mitochondrial inner membrane
  • intrinsic component of mitochondrial inner membrane
  • mitochondrial membrane
General FunctionOxygen-dependent protoporphyrinogen oxidase activity
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the 6-electron oxidation of protoporphyrinogen-IX to form protoporphyrin-IX.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP50336
UniProtKB Entry NamePPOX_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMitochondrion inner membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017746|Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPOX)
ATGGGCCGGACCGTGGTCGTGCTGGGCGGAGGCATCAGCGGCTTGGCCGCCAGTTACCAC
CTGAGCCGGGCCCCCTGCCCCCCTAAGGTGGTCCTAGTGGAGAGCAGTGAGCGTCTGGGA
GGCTGGATTCGCTCCGTTCGAGGCCCTAATGGTGCTATCTTTGAGCTTGGACCTCGGGGA
ATTAGGCCAGCGGGAGCCCTAGGGGCCCGGACCTTGCTCCTGGTTTCTGAGCTTGGCTTG
GATTCAGAAGTGCTGCCTGTCCGGGGAGACCACCCAGCTGCCCAGAACAGGTTCCTCTAC
GTGGGCGGTGCCCTGCATGCCCTACCCACTGGCCTCAGGGGGCTACTCCGCCCTTCACCC
CCCTTCTCCAAACCTCTGTTTTGGGCTGGGCTGAGGGAGCTGACCAAGCCCCGGGGCAAA
GAGCCTGATGAGACTGTGCACAGTTTTGCCCAGCGCCGCCTTGGACCTGAGGTGGCGTCT
CTAGCCATGGACAGTCTCTGCCGTGGAGTGTTTGCAGGCAACAGCCGTGAGCTCAGCATC
AGGTCCTGCTTTCCCAGTCTCTTCCAAGCTGAGCAAACCCATCGTTCCATATTACTGGGC
CTGCTGCTGGGGGCAGGGCGGACCCCACAGCCAGACTCAGCACTCATTCGCCAGGCCTTG
GCTGAGCGCTGGAGCCAGTGGTCACTTCGTGGAGGTCTAGAGATGTTGCCTCAGGCCCTT
GAAACCCACCTGACTAGTAGGGGGGTCAGTGTTCTCAGAGGCCAGCCGGTCTGTGGGCTC
AGCCTCCAGGCAGAAGGGCGCTGGAAGGTATCTCTAAGGGACAGCAGTCTGGAGGCTGAC
CACGTTATTAGTGCCATTCCAGCTTCAGTGCTCAGTGAGCTGCTCCCTGCTGAGGCTGCC
CCTCTGGCTCGTGCCCTGAGTGCCATCACTGCAGTGTCTGTAGCTGTGGTGAATCTGCAG
TACCAAGGAGCCCATCTGCCTGTCCAGGGATTTGGACATTTGGTGCCATCTTCAGAAGAT
CCAGGAGTCCTGGGAATCGTGTATGACTCAGTTGCTTTCCCTGAGCAGGACGGGAGCCCC
CCTGGCCTCAGAGTGACTGTGATGCTGGGAGGTTCCTGGTTACAGACACTGGAGGCTAGT
GGCTGTGTCTTATCTCAGGAGCTGTTTCAACAGCGGGCCCAGGAAGCAGCTGCTACACAA
TTAGGACTGAAGGAGATGCCGAGCCACTGCTTGGTCCATCTACACAAGAACTGCATTCCC
CAGTATACACTAGGTCACTGGCAAAAACTAGAGTCAGCTAGGCAATTCCTGACTGCTCAC
AGGTTGCCCCTGACTCTGGCTGGAGCCTCCTATGAGGGAGTTGCTGTTAATGACTGTATA
GAGAGTGGGCGCCAGGCAGCAGTCAGTGTCCTGGGCACAGAACCTAACAGCTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:9280
Chromosome Location1
LocusNot Available
References
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