YOR278W

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Systematic name YOR278W
Gene name HEM4
Aliases SLU2
Feature type ORF, Verified
Coordinates Chr XV:842817..843644
Primary SGDID S000005804


Description of YOR278W: Uroporphyrinogen III synthase, catalyzes the conversion of hydroxymethylbilane to uroporphyrinogen III, the fourth step in heme biosynthesis; deficiency in the human homolog can result in the disease congenital erythropoietic porphyria[1][2]




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References

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  1. Amillet JM and Labbe-Bois R (1995) Isolation of the gene HEM4 encoding uroporphyrinogen III synthase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 11(5):419-24 SGD PMID 7597845
  2. Tan FC, et al. (2008) Identification and characterization of the Arabidopsis gene encoding the tetrapyrrole biosynthesis enzyme uroporphyrinogen III synthase. Biochem J 410(2):291-9 SGD PMID 18042043

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