CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF RAT HEME OXYGENASE-1 IN COMPLEX WITH HEMECRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF RAT HEME OXYGENASE-1 IN COMPLEX WITH HEME
Structural highlights
1dve is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Rattus norvegicus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
HMOX1_RAT Heme oxygenase cleaves the heme ring at the alpha methene bridge to form biliverdin. Biliverdin is subsequently converted to bilirubin by biliverdin reductase. Under physiological conditions, the activity of heme oxygenase is highest in the spleen, where senescent erythrocytes are sequestrated and destroyed.
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.