UniProt functional annotation for P05373

UniProt code: P05373.

Organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c) (Baker's yeast).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomyces.
 
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:10386874}; Note=Binds 1 zinc ion per monomer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10386874};
Activity regulation: Inhibited by divalent lead ions. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9406553}.
Pathway: Porphyrin-containing compound metabolism; protoporphyrin-IX biosynthesis; coproporphyrinogen-III from 5-aminolevulinate: step 1/4.
Subunit: Homooctamer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10386874, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10739915, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11545591, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9406553}.
Miscellaneous: Present with 11600 molecules/cell in log phase SD medium. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14562106}.
Similarity: Belongs to the ALAD family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.