Function
Catalyzes the oxidative cleavage of heme at the alpha-methene bridge carbon, released as carbon monoxide (CO), to generate biliverdin IXalpha, while releasing the central heme iron chelate as ferrous iron.
Biological Context
Subcellular Location: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane (Single-pass type IV membrane protein)
Tissue Specificity: Expressed at higher levels in renal cancer tissue than in normal tissue (at protein level)
Disease Association: Heme oxygenase 1 deficiency (HMOX1D) : A disease characterized by impaired stress hematopoiesis, resulting in marked erythrocyte fragmentation and intravascular hemolysis, coagulation abnormalities, endothelial damage, and iron deposition in renal and hepatic tissues. Clinical features include persistent hemolytic anemia, asplenia, nephritis, generalized erythematous rash, growth retardation and hepatomegaly. [The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry]
Product Specifications
Recombinant Human Heme oxygenase 1 (HMOX1), partial is a recombinant protein from Homo sapiens (Human), expressed in E.coli, covering amino acids 3-288aa, with N-terminal 6xHis-tagged tag, molecular weight 36.6kDa, purity Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.. Suitable for ELISA and Western Blot applications.
