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PANTHER Family Information   
Family: PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE (PTHR11458)
Subfamilies: 1
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Abstract: Delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (EC: 4.2.1.24) (ALAD) [PMID:2656410] catalyzes the second step in the biosynthesis of heme, the condensation of two molecules of 5-aminolevulinate to form porphobilinogen. The enzyme is an oligomer composed of eight identical subunits. Each of the subunits binds an atom of zinc or of magnesium (in plants). A lysine has been implicated in the catalytic mechanism [PMID:3092810]. The sequence of the region in the vicinity of the active site residue is conserved in ALAD from various prokaryotic and eukaryotic species. Inactivating mutations in the human enzyme are responsible for an inherited porphyria, and enzyme inactivation has also been implicated in acute lead poisoning. The enzyme has also been reported to be a regulatory component within the 26S proteasome.
InterPro Accession: IPR001731
PANTHER Molecular Function: Lyase
   Dehydratase

PANTHER Biological Process: Coenzyme and prosthetic group metabolism
   Porphyrin metabolism

Pathway Categories: Heme biosynthesis
   porphobilinogen synthase
Training Sequences: 30
HMM Length 325
Downloads: HMM (HMMER format)

Genes assigned to this Family
  Total Celera FlyBase NCBI
H. sapiens 2 1 0 1
M. musculus 2 1 0 1
R. norvegicus 2 1 0 1
D. melanogaster 1 0 1 0
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