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UniProt functional annotation for P30519 | ||
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| UniProt code: P30519. |
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| Organism: | |
Homo sapiens (Human). |
| Taxonomy: | |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo. |
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| Function: | |
Heme oxygenase cleaves the heme ring at the alpha methene bridge to form biliverdin. Biliverdin is subsequently converted to bilirubin by biliverdin reductase. Under physiological conditions, the activity of heme oxygenase is highest in the spleen, where senescent erythrocytes are sequestrated and destroyed. Heme oxygenase 2 could be implicated in the production of carbon monoxide in brain where it could act as a neurotransmitter. |
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| Catalytic activity: | |
Reaction=heme b + 3 O2 + 3 reduced [NADPH--hemoprotein reductase] = biliverdin IXalpha + CO + Fe(2+) + H(+) + 3 H2O + 3 oxidized [NADPH-- hemoprotein reductase]; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:21764, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:11964, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:11965, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:15379, ChEBI:CHEBI:17245, ChEBI:CHEBI:29033, ChEBI:CHEBI:57618, ChEBI:CHEBI:57991, ChEBI:CHEBI:58210, ChEBI:CHEBI:60344; EC=1.14.14.18; Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O48782}; |
| Subcellular location: | |
Microsome. Endoplasmic reticulum. |
| Induction: | |
Heme oxygenase 2 activity is non-inducible. |
| Similarity: | |
Belongs to the heme oxygenase family. {ECO:0000305}. |
| Sequence caution: | |
Sequence=W38932; Type=Frameshift; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.