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Site - hemHSite hemH Site hemH
- Name: hemH
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
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| b0475 | MG1655 locus tag |
| popA | |
| visA | Nakahigashi et al. |
- Mnemonic: Hemin
- Left End Point: 10.72
- Right End Point: 10.74
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- Priority: 1
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- Comment:
- photosensitive. probably due to photochem rxs involving protoporphyrin IX, a substrate for ferrochelatase
- References:
- Nakahigashi, K., K. Nishimura, K. Miyamoto, H. Inokuchi 1991. Photosensitivity of a protoporphyrin-accumulating, light-sensitive mutant (visA) of Escherichia coli K-12. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 88:10520-10524
- Miyamoto, K., K. Nakahigashi, K. Nishimura, H. Inokuchi 1991. Isolation and characterization of visible light-sensitive mutants of Escherichia coli K12. J.Mol.Biol. 219:393-398
- Nakahigashi, K., K. Miyamoto, K. Nishimura, H. Inokuchi 1992. Isolation and characterization of a light-sensitive mutant of Escherichia coli K-12 with a mutation in a gene that is required for the biosynthesis of ubiquinone. J.Bacteriol. 174:7352-7359
- Frustaci, J.M., M.R. O'Brian 1993. The Escherichia coli visA gene encodes ferrochelatase, the final enzyme of the heme biosynthetic pathway. J.Bacteriol. 175:2154-2156
