Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP00995
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Ferrochelatase, mitochondrial
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. Heme synthase
  2. Protoheme ferro-lyase
Gene Name FECH
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in ferrochelatase activity
Specific Function Catalyzes the ferrous insertion into protoporphyrin IX.
GO Classification
Biological Process
protoporphyrinogen IX metabolic process
regulation of eIF2 alpha phosphorylation by heme
regulation of hemoglobin biosynthetic process
response to platinum ion
small molecule metabolic process
response to lead ion
response to arsenic-containing substance
cellular response to dexamethasone stimulus
heme biosynthetic process
response to methylmercury
response to light stimulus
response to insecticide
iron ion homeostasis
cholesterol metabolic process
response to drug
response to ethanol
generation of precursor metabolites and energy
erythrocyte differentiation
very-low-density lipoprotein particle assembly
detection of UV
Cellular Component
mitochondrial matrix
mitochondrial inner membrane
Function
catalytic activity
lyase activity
ferrochelatase activity
Molecular Function
ferrochelatase activity
ferrous iron binding
2 iron, 2 sulfur cluster binding
iron-responsive element binding
heme binding
Process
metabolic process
nitrogen compound metabolic process
tetrapyrrole metabolic process
porphyrin metabolic process
heme biosynthetic process
porphyrin biosynthetic process
Cellular Location
  1. Peripheral membrane protein
  2. Mitochondrion inner membrane
  3. Matrix side
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 18
Locus 18q21.3
SNPs FECH
Gene Sequence
>1272 bp
ATGCGTTCACTCGGCGCAAACATGGCTGCGGCCCTGCGCGCCGCGGGCGTCCTGCTCCGC
GATCCGCTGGCATCCAGCAGCTGGAGGGTCTGTCAGCCATGGAGGTGGAAGTCAGGTGCA
GCTGCAGCGGCCGTCACCACAGAAACAGCCCAGCATGCCCAGGGTGCAAAACCTCAAGTT
CAACCGCAGAAGAGGAAGCCGAAAACTGGAATATTAATGCTAAACATGGGAGGCCCTGAA
ACTCTTGGAGATGTTCACGACTTCCTTCTGAGACTCTTCTTGGACCGAGACCTCATGACA
CTTCCTATTCAGAATAAGCTGGCACCATTCATCGCCAAACGCCGAACCCCCAAGATTCAA
GAGCAGTACCGCAGGATTGGAGGCGGATCCCCCATCAAGATATGGACTTCCAAGCAGGGA
GAGGGCATGGTGAAGCTGCTGGATGAATTGTCCCCCAACACAGCCCCTCACAAATACTAT
ATTGGATTTCGGTACGTCCATCCTTTAACAGAAGAAGCAATTGAAGAGATGGAGAGAGAT
GGCCTAGAAAGGGCTATTGCTTTCACACAGTATCCACAGTACAGCTGCTCCACCACAGGC
AGCAGCTTAAATGCCATTTACAGATACTATAATCAAGTGGGACGGAAGCCCACGATGAAG
TGGAGCACTATTGACAGGTGGCCCACACATCACCTCCTCATCCAGTGCTTTGCAGATCAT
ATTCTAAAGGAACTGGACCATTTTCCACTTGAGAAGAGAAGCGAGGTGGTCATTCTGTTT
TCTGCTCACTCACTGCCCATGTCTGTGGTCAACAGAGGCGACCCATATCCTCAGGAGGTA
AGCGCCACTGTCCAAAAAGTCATGGAAAGGCTGGAGTACTGCAACCCCTACCGACTGGTG
TGGCAATCCAAGGTTGGTCCAATGCCCTGGTTGGGTCCTCAAACAGACGAATCTATCAAA
GGGCTTTGTGAGAGGGGGAGGAAGAATATCCTCTTGGTTCCGATAGCATTTACCAGTGAC
CATATTGAAACGCTGTATGAGCTGGACATCGAGTACTCTCAAGTTTTAGCCAAGGAGTGT
GGAGTTGAAAACATCAGAAGAGCTGAGTCTCTTAATGGAAATCCATTGTTCTCTAAGGCC
CTGGCCGACTTGGTGCATTCACACATCCAGTCAAACGAGCTGTGTTCCAAGCAGCTGACC
CTGAGCTGTCCGCTCTGTGTCAATCCTGTCTGCAGGGAGACTAAATCCTTCTTCACCAGC
CAGCAGCTGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 423
Molecular Weight 47861.77
Theoretical pI 8.728
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Ferrochelatase, mitochondrial
MRSLGANMAAALRAAGVLLRDPLASSSWRVCQPWRWKSGAAAAAVTTETAQHAQGAKPQV
QPQKRKPKTGILMLNMGGPETLGDVHDFLLRLFLDRDLMTLPIQNKLAPFIAKRRTPKIQ
EQYRRIGGGSPIKIWTSKQGEGMVKLLDELSPNTAPHKYYIGFRYVHPLTEEAIEEMERD
GLERAIAFTQYPQYSCSTTGSSLNAIYRYYNQVGRKPTMKWSTIDRWPTHHLLIQCFADH
ILKELDHFPLEKRSEVVILFSAHSLPMSVVNRGDPYPQEVSATVQKVMERLEYCNPYRLV
WQSKVGPMPWLGPQTDESIKGLCERGRKNILLVPIAFTSDHIETLYELDIEYSQVLAKEC
GVENIRRAESLNGNPLFSKALADLVHSHIQSNELCSKQLTLSCPLCVNPVCRETKSFFTS
QQL
GenBank ID Protein 60499021
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P22830
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name HEMH_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID NM_000140.3
GeneCard ID FECH
GenAtlas ID FECH
HGNC ID HGNC:3647
References
General References Not Available