1. 5-(aminomethyl)-4-(carboxymethyl)-Pyrrole-3-propionate
2. 5-(aminomethyl)-4-(carboxymethyl)-Pyrrole-3-propionic acid
3. PBG
4. Porphobilinogen

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• Cytoplasm (Predicted from LogP)

• Blood
• Urine

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12. Wikipedia

1. Porphobilinogen deaminase
2. Delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase
3. Delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase
4. cDNA FLJ76077, highly similar to Homo sapiens hydroxymethylbilane synthase
5. cDNA FLJ78014, highly similar to Homo sapiens aminolevulinate, delta-, dehydratase (ALAD), transcript variant 1, mRNA

1. PBG-D
2. Hydroxymethylbilane synthase
3. HMBS
4. Pre-uroporphyrinogen synthase

MSGNGNAAATAEENSPKMRVIRVGTRKSQLARIQTDSVVATLKASYPGLQFEIIAMSTTG
DKILDTALSKIGEKSLFTKELEHALEKNEVDLVVHSLKDLPTVLPPGFTIGAICKRENPH
DAVVFHPKFVGKTLETLPEKSVVGTSSLRRAAQLQRKFPHLEFRSIRGNLNTRLRKLDEQ
QEFSAIILATAGLQRMGWHNRVGQILHPEECMYAVGQGALGVEVRAKDQDILDLVGVLHD
PETLLRCIAERAFLRHLEGGCSVPVAVHTAMKDGQLYLTGGVWSLDGSDSIQETMQATIH
VPAQHEDGPEDDPQLVGITARNIPRGPQLAAQNLGISLANLLLSKGAKNILDVARQLNDA
H

• Porphyrin Metabolism (map00860 )

• 4 porphobilinogen + H2O = hydroxymethylbilane + 4 NH3 [RN:R00084]

• Porphobil_deam (PF01379 )
• Porphobil_deamC (PF03900 )

• None

• None

ATGTCTGGTAACGGCAATGCGGCTGCAACGGCGGAAGAAAACAGCCCAAAGATGAGAGTG
ATTCGCGTGGGTACCCGCAAGAGCCAGCTTGCTCGCATACAGACGGACAGTGTGGTGGCA
ACATTGAAAGCCTCGTACCCTGGCCTGCAGTTTGAAATCATTGCTATGTCCACCACAGGG
GACAAGATTCTTGATACTGCACTCTCTAAGATTGGAGAGAAAAGCCTGTTTACCAAGGAG
CTTGAACATGCCCTGGAGAAGAATGAAGTGGACCTGGTTGTTCACTCCTTGAAGGACCTG
CCCACTGTGCTTCCTCCTGGCTTCACCATCGGAGCCATCTGCAAGCGGGAAAACCCTCAT
GATGCTGTTGTCTTTCACCCAAAATTTGTTGGGAAGACCCTAGAAACCCTGCCAGAGAAG
AGTGTGGTGGGAACCAGCTCCCTGCGAAGAGCAGCCCAGCTGCAGAGAAAGTTCCCGCAT
CTGGAGTTCAGGAGTATTCGGGGAAACCTCAACACCCGGCTTCGGAAGCTGGACGAGCAG
CAGGAGTTCAGTGCCATCATCCTGGCAACAGCTGGCCTGCAGCGCATGGGCTGGCACAAC
CGGGTGGGGCAGATCCTGCACCCTGAGGAATGCATGTATGCTGTGGGCCAGGGGGCCTTG
GGCGTGGAAGTGCGAGCCAAGGACCAGGACATCTTGGATCTGGTGGGTGTGCTGCACGAT
CCCGAGACTCTGCTTCGCTGCATCGCTGAAAGGGCCTTCCTGAGGCACCTGGAAGGAGGC
TGCAGTGTGCCAGTAGCCGTGCATACAGCTATGAAGGATGGGCAACTGTACCTGACTGGA
GGAGTCTGGAGTCTAGACGGCTCAGATAGCATACAAGAGACCATGCAGGCTACCATCCAT
GTCCCTGCCCAGCATGAAGATGGCCCTGAGGATGACCCACAGTTGGTAGGCATCACTGCT
CGTAACATTCCACGAGGGCCCCAGTTGGCTGCCCAGAACTTGGGCATCAGCCTGGCCAAC
TTGTTGCTGAGCAAAGGAGCCAAAAACATCCTGGATGTTGCACGGCAGCTTAACGATGCC
CATTAA

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1. ALADH
2. Porphobilinogen synthase

MQPQSVLHSGYFHPLLRAWQTATTTLNASNLIYPIFVTDVPDDIQPITSLPGVARYGVKR
LEEMLRPLVEEGLRCVLIFGVPSRVPKDERGSAADSEESPAIEAIHLLRKTFPNLLVACD
VCLCPYTSHGHCGLLSENGAFRAEESRQRLAEVALAYAKAGCQVVAPSDMMDGRVEAIKE
ALMAHGLGNRVSVMSYSAKFASCFYGPFRDAAKSSPAFGDRRCYQLPPGARGLALRAVDR
DVREGADMLMVKPGMPYLDIVREVKDKHPDLPLAVYHVSGEFAMLWHGAQAGAFDLKAAV
LEAMTAFRRAGADIIITYYTPQLLQWLKEE

• Porphyrin Metabolism (map00860 )

• 2 5-aminolevulinate = porphobilinogen + 2 H2O [RN:R00036]

• ALAD (PF00490 )

• None

• None

ATGCAGCCCCAGTCCGTTCTGCACAGCGGCTACTTCCACCCACTACTTCGGGCCTGGCAG
ACAGCCACCACCACCCTCAATGCCTCCAACCTCATCTACCCCATCTTTGTCACGGATGTT
CCTGATGACATACAGCCTATCACCAGCCTCCCAGGAGTGGCCAGGTATGGTGTGAAGCGG
CTGGAAGAGATGCTGAGGCCCTTGGTGGAAGAGGGCCTACGCTGTGTCTTGATCTTTGGC
GTCCCCAGCAGAGTTCCCAAGGACGAGCGGGGTTCCGCAGCTGACTCCGAGGAGTCCCCA
GCTATTGAGGCAATCCATCTGTTGAGGAAGACCTTCCCCAACCTCCTGGTGGCCTGTGAT
GTCTGCCTGTGTCCCTACACCTCCCATGGTCACTGCGGGCTCCTGAGTGAAAACGGAGCA
TTCCGGGCTGAGGAGAGCCGCCAGCGGCTGGCTGAGGTGGCATTGGCGTATGCCAAGGCA
GGATGTCAGGTGGTAGCCCCGTCGGACATGATGGATGGACGCGTGGAAGCCATCAAAGAG
GCCCTGATGGCACATGGACTTGGCAACAGGGTATCGGTGATGAGCTACAGTGCCAAATTT
GCTTCCTGTTTCTATGGCCCTTTCCGGGATGCAGCTAAGTCAAGCCCAGCTTTTGGGGAC
CGCCGCTGCTACCAGCTGCCCCCTGGAGCACGAGGCCTGGCTCTCCGAGCTGTGGACCGG
GATGTACGGGAAGGAGCTGACATGCTCATGGTGAAGCCGGGAATGCCCTACCTGGACATC
GTGCGGGAGGTAAAGGACAAGCACCCTGACCTCCCTCTCGCCGTGTACCACGTCTCTGGA
GAGTTTGCCATGCTGTGGCATGGAGCCCAGGCCGGGGCATTTGATCTCAAGGCTGCCGTA
CTGGAGGCCATGACTGCCTTCCGCAGAGCAGGTGCTGACATCATCATCACCTACTACACA
CCGCAGCTGCTGCAGTGGCTGAAGGAGGAATGA

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MPPTSSTPSLSRPGLGQAGKPDTGSHPPPTISTSIFLSCFPTIPLSRPRTTGPSHSYQSI
SHPRSCRDVPDDIQPITSLPGVARYGVKRLEEMLRPLVEEGLRCVLIFGVPSRVPKDERG
SAADSEESPAIEAIHLLRKTFPNLLVACDVCLCPYTSHGHCGLLSENGAFRAEESRQRLA
EVALAYAKAGCQVVAPSDMMDGRVEAIKEALMAHGLGNRVSVMSYSAKFASCFYGPFRDA
AKSSPAFGDRRCYQLPPGARGLALRAVDRDVREGADMLMVKPGMLYLDIVREVKDKHPDL
PLAVYHVSGEFAMLWHGAQAGAFDLKAAVLEAMTAFRRAGADIIITYYTPQLLQWLKEE

• Porphyrin Metabolism (map00860 )

• 2 5-aminolevulinate = porphobilinogen + 2 H2O [RN:R00036]

• ALAD (PF00490 )

• None

• None

ATGCCTCCAACCTCATCTACCCCATCTTTGTCACGCCCTGGGCTTGGCCAGGCAGGGAAG
CCAGACACTGGATCCCATCCTCCTCCCACCATCTCCACTTCCATATTTCTTTCCTGCTTC
CCAACCATCCCTCTCAGTCGCCCCCGCACCACTGGCCCTTCCCACAGCTACCAATCCATA
TCCCACCCCCGCTCTTGCAGGGATGTTCCTGATGACATACAGCCTATCACCAGCCTCCCA
GGAGTGGCCAGGTATGGTGTGAAGCGGCTGGAAGAGATGCTGAGGCCCTTGGTGGAAGAG
GGCCTACGCTGTGTCTTGATCTTTGGCGTCCCCAGCAGAGTTCCCAAGGACGAGCGGGGT
TCCGCAGCTGACTCCGAGGAGTCCCCAGCTATTGAGGCAATCCATCTGTTGAGGAAGACC
TTCCCCAACCTCCTGGTGGCCTGTGATGTCTGCCTGTGTCCCTACACCTCCCATGGTCAC
TGCGGGCTCCTGAGTGAAAACGGAGCATTCCGGGCTGAGGAGAGCCGCCAGCGGCTGGCT
GAGGTGGCATTGGCGTATGCCAAGGCAGGATGTCAGGTGGTAGCCCCGTCGGACATGATG
GATGGACGCGTGGAAGCCATCAAAGAGGCCCTGATGGCACATGGACTTGGCAACAGGGTA
TCGGTGATGAGCTACAGTGCCAAATTTGCTTCCTGTTTCTATGGCCCTTTCCGGGATGCA
GCTAAGTCAAGCCCAGCTTTTGGGGACCGCCGCTGCTACCAGCTGCCCCCTGGAGCACGA
GGCCTGGCTCTCCGAGCTGTGGACCGGGATGTACGGGAAGGAGCTGACATGCTCATGGTG
AAGCCGGGAATGCTCTACCTGGACATCGTGCGGGAGGTAAAGGATAAGCACCCTGACCTC
CCTCTCGCCGTGTACCACGTCTCTGGAGAGTTTGCCATGCTGTGGCATGGAGCCCAGGCC
GGGGCATTTGATCTCAAGGCTGCCGTACTGGAGGCCATGACTGCCTTCCGCAGAGCAGGT
GCTGACATCATCATCACCTACTACACACCGCAGCTGCTGCAGTGGCTGAAGGAGGAATGA

1. HMBS, mRNA
2. Hydroxymethylbilane synthase, isoform CRA_a

MSGNGNAAATAEENSPKMRVIRVGTRKSQLARIQTDSVVATLKASYPGLQFEIIAMSTTG
DKILDTALSKIGEKSLFTKELEHALEKNEVDLVVHSLKDLPTVLPPGFTIGAICKRENPH
DAVVFHPKFVGKTLETLPEKSVVGTSSLRRAAQLQRKFPHLEFRSIRGNLNTRLRKLDEQ
QEFSAIILATAGLQRMGWHNRVGQILHPEECMYAVGQGALGVEVRAKDQDILDLVGVLHD
PETLLRCIAERAFLRHLEGGCSVPVAVHTAMKDGQLYLTGGVWSLDGSDSIQETMQATIH
VPAQHEDGPEDDPQLVGITARNIPRGPQLAAQNLGISLANLLLSKGAKNILDVARQLNDA
H

• None

• None

MPPTSSTPSLSRPGLGQAGKPDTGSHPPPTISTSIFLSCFPTIPLSRPRTTGPSHSYQSI
SHPRSCRDVPDDIQPITSLPGVARYGVKRLEEMLRPLVEEGLRCVLIFGVPSRVPKDERG
SAADSEESPAIEAIHLLRKTFPNLLVACDVCLCPYTSHGHCGLLSENGAFRAEESRQRLA
EVALAYAKAGCQVVAPSDMMDGRVEAIKEALMAHGLGNRVSVMSYSAKFASCFYGPFRDA
AKSSPAFGDRRCYQLPPGARGLALRAVDRDVREGADMLMVKPGMPYLDIVREVKDKHPDL
PLAVYHVSGEFAMLWHGAQAGAFDLKAAVLEAMTAFRRAGADIIITYYTPQLLQWLKEE

• None

• None

ATGCCTCCAACCTCATCTACCCCATCTTTGTCACGCCCTGGGCTTGGCCAGGCAGGGAAG
CCAGACACTGGATCCCATCCTCCTCCCACCATCTCCACTTCCATATTTCTTTCCTGCTTC
CCAACCATCCCTCTCAGTCGCCCCCGCACCACTGGCCCTTCCCACAGCTACCAATCCATA
TCCCACCCCCGCTCTTGCAGGGATGTTCCTGATGACATACAGCCTATCACCAGCCTCCCA
GGAGTGGCCAGGTATGGTGTGAAGCGGCTGGAAGAGATGCTGAGGCCCTTGGTGGAAGAG
GGCCTACGCTGTGTCTTGATCTTTGGCGTCCCCAGCAGAGTTCCCAAGGACGAGCGGGGT
TCCGCAGCTGACTCCGAGGAGTCCCCAGCTATTGAGGCAATCCATCTGTTGAGGAAGACC
TTCCCCAACCTCCTGGTGGCCTGTGATGTCTGCCTGTGTCCCTACACCTCCCATGGTCAC
TGCGGGCTCCTGAGTGAAAACGGAGCATTCCGGGCTGAGGAGAGCCGCCAGCGGCTGGCT
GAGGTGGCATTGGCGTATGCCAAGGCAGGATGTCAGGTGGTAGCCCCGTCGGACATGATG
GATGGACGCGTGGAAGCCATCAAAGAGGCCCTGATGGCACATGGACTTGGCAACAGGGTA
TCGGTGATGAGCTACAGTGCCAAATTTGCTTCCTGTTTCTATGGCCCTTTCCGGGATGCA
GCTAAGTCAAGCCCAGCTTTTGGGGACCGCCGCTGCTACCAGCTGCCCCCTGGAGCACGA
GGCCTGGCTCTCCGAGCTGTGGACCGGGATGTACGGGAAGGAGCTGACATGCTCATGGTG
AAGCCGGGAATGCCCTACCTGGACATCGTGCGGGAGGTAAAGGACAAGCACCCTGACCTC
CCTCTCGCCGTGTACCACGTCTCTGGAGAGTTTGCCATGCTGTGGCATGGAGCCCAGGCC
GGGGCATTTGATCTCAAGGCTGCCGTACTGGAGGCCATGACTGCCTTCCGCAGAGCAGGT
GCTGACATCATCATCACCTACTACACACCGCAGCTGCTGCAGTGGCTGAAGGAGGAATGA