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[InstanceEdit:191749] Jassal, B, D'Eustachio, P, 2007-01-24 10:19:49
created
[InstanceEdit:189470] Jassal, B, 2006-11-20 11:41:56
dbId
189451
displayName
Heme biosynthesis
doi
10.3180/R-HSA-189451.5
edited
[InstanceEdit:191749] Jassal, B, D'Eustachio, P, 2007-01-24 10:19:49
eventOf
[Pathway:R-HSA-189445] Metabolism of porphyrins - Homo sapiens
figure
[Figure:189491] /figures/porphyrin_biosynthesis.jpg
goBiologicalProcess
[GO_BiologicalProcess:9907] heme biosynthetic process
hasDiagram
false
hasEHLD
false
hasEvent
[Reaction:R-HSA-189442] ALAS condenses SUCC-CoA and Gly to form dALA - Homo sapiens
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-189456] Mitochondrial dALA translocates to cytosol - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-190141] ALAD binds to Pb2+ - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-189439] ALAD condenses 2 dALAs to form PBG - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-189406] 4 PBGs bind to form HMB - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-189488] UROS transforms HMB to URO3 - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-190168] HMBL spontaneously transforms to URO1 - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-189425] UROD decarboxylates URO3 to COPRO3 - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-190182] UROD decarboxylates URO1 to COPRO1 - Homo sapiens
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-189467] Cytosolic COPRO3 translocates to mitochondrial intermembrane space - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-189421] CPO transforms COPRO3 to PPGEN9 - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-189423] PPO oxidises PPGEN9 to PRIN9 - Homo sapiens
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-189457] Mitochondrial intermembrane PRIN9 translocates to mitochondrial matrix - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-189465] FECH binds Fe2+ to PRIN9 to form heme - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-9661408] FLVCR1-2 transports heme from mitochondrial matrix to cytosol - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-917979] ABCG2 tetramer transports heme from cytosol to extracellular region - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-917892] FLVCR1-1 transports heme from cytosol to extracellular region - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-9661419] ALB binds extracellular heme - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-2995330] COX10 transforms heme to heme O - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-2995334] COX15 transforms heme O to heme A - Homo sapiens
isInDisease
false
isInferred
false
lastUpdatedDate
2019-12-10
literatureReference
[LiteratureReference:189403] Biosynthesis of heme in mammals
[LiteratureReference:189501] Cell biology of heme
[LiteratureReference:9663478] Structure and function of enzymes in heme biosynthesis
[LiteratureReference:9663482] [Porphyrias and haem related disorders]
maxDepth
2
modified
[InstanceEdit:11108703] Weiser, Joel, 2026-03-16
name
Heme biosynthesis
orthologousEvent
[Pathway:R-RNO-189451] Heme biosynthesis - Rattus norvegicus
[Pathway:R-MMU-189451] Heme biosynthesis - Mus musculus
[Pathway:R-CFA-189451] Heme biosynthesis - Canis familiaris
[Pathway:R-BTA-189451] Heme biosynthesis - Bos taurus
[Pathway:R-SSC-189451] Heme biosynthesis - Sus scrofa
[Pathway:R-DRE-189451] Heme biosynthesis - Danio rerio
[Pathway:R-XTR-189451] Heme biosynthesis - Xenopus tropicalis
[Pathway:R-GGA-189451] Heme biosynthesis - Gallus gallus
[Pathway:R-DME-189451] Heme biosynthesis - Drosophila melanogaster
[Pathway:R-CEL-189451] Heme biosynthesis - Caenorhabditis elegans
[Pathway:R-DDI-189451] Heme biosynthesis - Dictyostelium discoideum
[Pathway:R-SPO-189451] Heme biosynthesis - Schizosaccharomyces pombe
[Pathway:R-SCE-189451] Heme biosynthesis - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
[Pathway:R-PFA-189451] Heme biosynthesis - Plasmodium falciparum
releaseDate
2007-02-20
reviewStatus
[ReviewStatus:9821382] five stars
reviewed
[InstanceEdit:191750] Sassa, S, 2007-01-24 10:18:36
revised
[InstanceEdit:421639] D'Eustachio, P, 2009-05-19 13:25:07
[InstanceEdit:9661807] Jassal, Bijay, 2019-09-18
[InstanceEdit:9854168] D'Eustachio, Peter, 2023-11-22
schemaClass
Pathway
species
[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
stId
R-HSA-189451
summation
[Summation:189440] Although heme is synthesised in virtually all tissues, the p...
updateTrackers
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[UpdateTracker:9781021] Update Tracker - [Pathway:189451] Heme biosynthesis - v61:[updateContainedRLE]
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[UpdateTracker:9787432] Update Tracker - [Pathway:189451] Heme biosynthesis - v45:[addHasEvent]
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[UpdateTracker:9790175] Update Tracker - [Pathway:189451] Heme biosynthesis - v35:[updateContainedRLE]
[UpdateTracker:9864196] Update Tracker - [Pathway:189451] Heme biosynthesis - v88:[updateContainedRLE]
[UpdateTracker:9911094] Update Tracker - [Pathway:189451] Heme biosynthesis - v89:[updateContainedRLE]
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