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Facts about 5-aminolevulinate synthase, erythroid-specific, mitochondrial.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | ALAS2 |
| Uniprot: | P22557 |
| Entrez: | 212 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| class-II pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase family |

5-aminolevulinic acid synthase 2,5-aminolevulinate synthase, erythroid-specific, mitochondrial; ALASE; ALAS-E; aminolevulinate, delta-, synthase 2 (sideroblastic/hypochromic anemia); aminolevulinate, delta-, synthase 2; ANH1; ASBXLDPP; Delta-ALA synthase 2; delta-ALA synthetase; Delta-aminolevulinate synthase 2; EC 2.3.1.37; FLJ93603; XLSA
Mass (kDA):
64.633 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Xp11.21 |
| Sequence: | X; NC_000023.11 (55009055..55030977, complement) |
Erythroid specific.
Mitochondrion matrix.





PMID: 2263504 by Bishop D.F.; Two different genes encode delta-aminolevulinate synthase in humans: nucleotide sequences of cDNAs for the housekeeping and erythroid genes.
PMID: 2050125 by Cox T.C., et al. Human erythroid 5-aminolevulinate synthase: promoter analysis and identification of an iron-responsive element in the mRNA.