UniProt functional annotation for P0ACB2

UniProt code: P0ACB2.

Organism: Escherichia coli (strain K12).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia.
 
Function: Catalyzes an early step in the biosynthesis of tetrapyrroles. Binds two molecules of 5-aminolevulinate per subunit, each at a distinct site, and catalyzes their condensation to form porphobilinogen.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=2 5-aminolevulinate = H(+) + 2 H2O + porphobilinogen; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:24064, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:58126, ChEBI:CHEBI:356416; EC=4.2.1.24;
Cofactor: Name=Zn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29105; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:10194344, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11444968, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11909869, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7592604}; Note=Binds 1 zinc ion per monomer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10194344, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11444968, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11909869, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7592604};
Activity regulation: Allosteric enzyme. Stimulated by magnesium ions. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7592604}.
Pathway: Porphyrin-containing compound metabolism; protoporphyrin-IX biosynthesis; coproporphyrinogen-III from 5-aminolevulinate: step 1/4.
Subunit: Homooctamer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10194344, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11444968, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11909869}.
Similarity: Belongs to the ALAD family. {ECO:0000305}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=AAB18092.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Note=Extended N-terminus.; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; Sequence=BAA12842.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Note=Extended N-terminus.; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.