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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00251
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5483
Name Coproporphyrinogen-III oxidase, mitochondrial
Synonyms
  1. COX
  2. Coprogen oxidase
  3. Coproporphyrinogenase
Gene Name CPOX
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in coproporphyrinogen oxidase activity
Specific Function Key enzyme in heme biosynthesis. Catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of propionic acid side chains of rings A and B of coproporphyrinogen III.
Pathways
  • Acute Intermittent Porphyria
  • Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria (CEP) or Gunther Disease
  • Hereditary Coproporphyria (HCP)
  • Porphyria Variegata (PV)
  • Porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism
  • Porphyrin Metabolism
  • protoporphyrin-IX biosynthesis
Reactions
Coproporphyrinogen III + Oxygen + Hydrogen Ion → Protoporphyrinogen IX + CO(2) + Water details
Coproporphyrinogen III + Oxygen → Protoporphyrinogen IX + Carbon dioxide + Water details
GO Classification
Biological Process
small molecule metabolic process
response to arsenic-containing substance
heme biosynthetic process
protoporphyrinogen IX biosynthetic process
response to iron ion
response to insecticide
response to lead ion
response to methylmercury
Cellular Component
mitochondrial inner membrane
mitochondrial intermembrane space
Function
oxidoreductase activity, acting on the ch-ch group of donors
catalytic activity
oxidoreductase activity, acting on the ch-ch group of donors, oxygen as acceptor
oxidoreductase activity
coproporphyrinogen oxidase activity
Molecular Function
protein homodimerization activity
coproporphyrinogen oxidase activity
Process
metabolic process
nitrogen compound metabolic process
tetrapyrrole metabolic process
porphyrin metabolic process
oxidation reduction
porphyrin biosynthetic process
Cellular Location
  1. Mitochondrion intermembrane space
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 3
Locus 3q12
SNPs CPOX
Gene Sequence
>1365 bp
ATGGCCTTGCAGCTGGGCAGGCTGAGCTCGGGCCCCTGCTGGCTCGTGGCGCGGGGCGGC
TGCGGAGGGCCCCGCGCCTGGTCCCAGTGCGGCGGCGGAGGGCTCCGAGCCTGGTCCCAG
CGCAGCGCAGCCGGACGCGTCTGCCGGCCCCCTGGCCCGGCTGGCACGGAGCAGAGCCGC
GGGCTGGGGCACGGCTCGACGTCGAGAGGCGGCCCCTGGGTGGGGACAGGGCTGGCCGCG
GCGCTGGCGGGGTTGGTGGGGCTGGCCACCGCCGCCTTCGGGCATGTGCAGCGGGCGGAG
ATGTTGCCTAAGACCTCGGGGACGCGGGCCACTTCGCTGGGGAGGCCGGAGGAGGAGGAG
GATGAGCTGGCCCACCGCTGCAGCAGCTTCATGGCCCCGCCTGTGACCGACCTGGGCGAG
CTGCGAAGGAGGCCGGGCGACATGAAGACCAAGATGGAGCTGCTGATTCTGGAGACCCAG
GCCCAGGTGTGCCAGGCTCTGGCACAGGTAGACGGGGGCGCCAACTTTTCTGTGGACCGG
TGGGAGAGGAAGGAAGGAGGTGGCGGCATCAGCTGTGTACTTCAAGATGGGTGTGTTTTC
GAAAAGGCTGGGGTGAGCATTTCTGTTGTTCATGGAAATCTTTCAGAGGAAGCTGCAAAA
CAAATGAGAAGCAGAGGAAAAGTTCTGAAGACTAAAGATGGTAAATTGCCATTTTGTGCT
ATGGGCGTGAGCTCTGTTATCCACCCCAAGAATCCTCATGCTCCTACTATCCATTTCAAC
TACAGATACTTTGAAGTAGAAGAAGCTGATGGCAACAAGCAGTGGTGGTTTGGTGGTGGA
TGTGACCTCACTCCAACATACTTGAATCAAGAAGACGCTGTCCATTTTCACAGAACTCTG
AAGGAGGCTTGTGACCAGCATGGTCCAGATCTCTACCCCAAATTTAAAAAATGGTGTGAT
GATTACTTCTTTATAGCCCATCGTGGAGAACGGCGGGGCATTGGTGGTATCTTTTTTGAT
GATCTTGACTCTCCGTCCAAGGAGGAGGTGTTTCGCTTTGTACAGAGCTGTGCCAGGGCT
GTAGTTCCTTCTTACATTCCCCTTGTGAAAAAGCACTGTGATGACTCATTCACCCCCCAG
GAGAAGCTGTGGCAGCAGCTCAGAAGAGGACGGTATGTAGAATTTAATCTGCTGTATGAT
CGGGGCACAAAGTTTGGCCTCTTCACTCCAGGATCCAGAATTGAAAGTATCTTGATGTCT
TTACCTCTAACTGCCCGATGGGAGTACATGCATTCACCCTCAGAGAATTCCAAAGAAGCT
GAAATTCTGGAAGTTCTACGCCATCCAAGGGACTGGGTGCGTTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 454
Molecular Weight 50151.605
Theoretical pI 8.253
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Coproporphyrinogen-III oxidase, mitochondrial
MALQLGRLSSGPCWLVARGGCGGPRAWSQCGGGGLRAWSQRSAAGRVCRPPGPAGTEQSR
GLGHGSTSRGGPWVGTGLAAALAGLVGLATAAFGHVQRAEMLPKTSGTRATSLGRPEEEE
DELAHRCSSFMAPPVTDLGELRRRPGDMKTKMELLILETQAQVCQALAQVDGGANFSVDR
WERKEGGGGISCVLQDGCVFEKAGVSISVVHGNLSEEAAKQMRSRGKVLKTKDGKLPFCA
MGVSSVIHPKNPHAPTIHFNYRYFEVEEADGNKQWWFGGGCDLTPTYLNQEDAVHFHRTL
KEACDQHGPDLYPKFKKWCDDYFFIAHRGERRGIGGIFFDDLDSPSKEEVFRFVQSCARA
VVPSYIPLVKKHCDDSFTPQEKLWQQLRRGRYVEFNLLYDRGTKFGLFTPGSRIESILMS
LPLTARWEYMHSPSENSKEAEILEVLRHPRDWVR
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P36551
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name HEM6_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AK290140
GeneCard ID CPOX
GenAtlas ID CPOX
HGNC ID HGNC:2321
References
General References
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