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Protein-coding gene in humans

ALAS2
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes

1H7D, 1H7J

Identifiers
AliasesALAS2, ALAS-E, ALASE, ANH1, ASB, XLDPP, XLEPP, XLSA, SIDBA1, 5'-aminolevulinate synthase 2
External IDsOMIM: 301300; MGI: 87990; HomoloGene: 17; GeneCards: ALAS2; OMA:ALAS2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
X chromosome (human)
Chr.X chromosome (human)
X chromosome (human)Genomic location for ALAS2Genomic location for ALAS2
BandXp11.21Start55,009,055 bp
End55,030,977 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
X chromosome (mouse)
Chr.X chromosome (mouse)
X chromosome (mouse)Genomic location for ALAS2Genomic location for ALAS2
BandX F3|X 68.46 cMStart149,330,371 bp
End149,353,634 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • trabecular bone

  • bone marrow

  • bone marrow cells

  • blood

  • mononuclear cell

  • monocyte

  • testicle

  • placenta

  • ganglionic eminence

  • spleen
Top expressed in
  • blood

  • fetal liver hematopoietic progenitor cell

  • tibiofemoral joint

  • spleen

  • human fetus

  • internal carotid artery

  • left lung

  • external carotid artery

  • right lung

  • right lung lobe
More reference expression data
BioGPS
n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

212

11656

Ensembl

ENSG00000158578

ENSMUSG00000025270

UniProt

P22557

P08680

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000032
NM_001037967
NM_001037968
NM_001037969

NM_001102446
NM_009653

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000023
NP_001033056
NP_001033057

NP_001095916
NP_033783

Location (UCSC)Chr X: 55.01 – 55.03 MbChr X: 149.33 – 149.35 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
View/Edit HumanView/Edit Mouse

Delta-aminolevulinate synthase 2 also known as ALAS2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ALAS2 gene. ALAS2 is an aminolevulinic acid synthase.

The product of this gene specifies an erythroid-specific mitochondrially located enzyme. The encoded protein catalyzes the first step in the heme biosynthetic pathway. Defects in this gene cause X-linked pyridoxine-responsive sideroblastic anemia. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.

Its gene contains an IRE in its 5'-UTR region on which an IRP binds if the iron level is too low, thus inhibiting its translation.

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000158578Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000025270Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Bishop DF, Henderson AS, Astrin KH (Jun 1990). "Human delta-aminolevulinate synthase: assignment of the housekeeping gene to 3p21 and the erythroid-specific gene to the X chromosome". Genomics. 7 (2): 207–14. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(90)90542-3. PMID 2347585.
  6. Cotter PD, Willard HF, Gorski JL, Bishop DF (May 1992). "Assignment of human erythroid delta-aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS2) to a distal subregion of band Xp11.21 by PCR analysis of somatic cell hybrids containing X; autosome translocations" (PDF). Genomics. 13 (1): 211–2. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(92)90223-F. hdl:2027.42/30074. PMID 1577484.
  7. ^ "Entrez Gene: Delta-aminolevulinate synthase 2".

Further reading

External links

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Enzymes involved in the metabolism of heme and porphyrin
Porphyrin biosynthesis
early mitochondrial:
cytosolic:
late mitochondrial:
Heme degradation
to bile
spleen:
liver:


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