ID HEM2_RUMJO Reviewed; 205 AA. AC Q59295; DT 01-NOV-1997, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 01-NOV-1997, sequence version 1. DT 03-MAY-2023, entry version 83. DE RecName: Full=Delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase; DE Short=ALAD; DE Short=ALADH; DE EC=4.2.1.24; DE AltName: Full=Porphobilinogen synthase; DE Flags: Fragment; GN Name=hemB; OS Ruminiclostridium josui (Clostridium josui). OC Bacteria; Bacillota; Clostridia; Eubacteriales; Oscillospiraceae; OC Ruminiclostridium. OX NCBI_TaxID=1499; RN [1] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA]. RC STRAIN=DSM 25723 / FERM P-9684 / JCM 17888 / KCTC 15379 / III; RX PubMed=7665501; DOI=10.1128/jb.177.17.5169-5175.1995; RA Fujino E., Fujino T., Karita S., Sakka K., Ohmiya K.; RT "Cloning and sequencing of some genes responsible for porphyrin RT biosynthesis from the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium josui."; RL J. Bacteriol. 177:5169-5175(1995). CC -!- FUNCTION: Catalyzes an early step in the biosynthesis of tetrapyrroles. CC Binds two molecules of 5-aminolevulinate per subunit, each at a CC distinct site, and catalyzes their condensation to form porphobilinogen CC (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}. CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: CC Reaction=2 5-aminolevulinate = H(+) + 2 H2O + porphobilinogen; CC Xref=Rhea:RHEA:24064, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, CC ChEBI:CHEBI:58126, ChEBI:CHEBI:356416; EC=4.2.1.24; CC -!- COFACTOR: CC Name=Zn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29105; Evidence={ECO:0000250}; CC Note=Binds 1 zinc ion per monomer. {ECO:0000250}; CC -!- PATHWAY: Porphyrin-containing compound metabolism; protoporphyrin-IX CC biosynthesis; coproporphyrinogen-III from 5-aminolevulinate: step 1/4. CC -!- SUBUNIT: Homooctamer. {ECO:0000250}. CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the ALAD family. {ECO:0000305}. CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC Copyrighted by the UniProt Consortium, see https://www.uniprot.org/terms CC Distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR EMBL; D28503; BAA05863.1; -; Genomic_DNA. DR PIR; I40812; I40812. DR AlphaFoldDB; Q59295; -. DR SMR; Q59295; -. DR UniPathway; UPA00251; UER00318. DR GO; GO:0046872; F:metal ion binding; IEA:UniProtKB-KW. DR GO; GO:0004655; F:porphobilinogen synthase activity; IEA:UniProtKB-EC. DR GO; GO:0006782; P:protoporphyrinogen IX biosynthetic process; IEA:UniProtKB-UniPathway. DR Gene3D; 3.20.20.70; Aldolase class I; 1. DR InterPro; IPR001731; ALAD. DR InterPro; IPR013785; Aldolase_TIM. DR PANTHER; PTHR11458; DELTA-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID DEHYDRATASE; 1. DR PANTHER; PTHR11458:SF0; DELTA-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID DEHYDRATASE; 1. DR Pfam; PF00490; ALAD; 1. DR PRINTS; PR00144; DALDHYDRTASE. DR SMART; SM01004; ALAD; 1. DR SUPFAM; SSF51569; Aldolase; 1. PE 3: Inferred from homology; KW Heme biosynthesis; Lyase; Metal-binding; Porphyrin biosynthesis; Zinc. FT CHAIN 1..>205 FT /note="Delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase" FT /id="PRO_0000140500" FT ACT_SITE 192 FT /note="Schiff-base intermediate with substrate" FT /evidence="ECO:0000250" FT BINDING 117 FT /ligand="Zn(2+)" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29105" FT /ligand_note="catalytic" FT /evidence="ECO:0000250" FT BINDING 119 FT /ligand="Zn(2+)" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29105" FT /ligand_note="catalytic" FT /evidence="ECO:0000250" FT BINDING 127 FT /ligand="Zn(2+)" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:29105" FT /ligand_note="catalytic" FT /evidence="ECO:0000250" FT BINDING 202 FT /ligand="substrate" FT /evidence="ECO:0000250" FT NON_TER 205 SQ SEQUENCE 205 AA; 23172 MW; 886F9DAEFDB1144E CRC64; MIKRPRRLRT NEVLRKAVRE TRLSTDSLIW PLFIVEGKNI KKEISSLPGQ YHFSPDMVGK AIEAALKADV KSVLLFGLPK HKDEKGSEAY NENGVLQQGI REIKQRYPQM QVITDICMCE YTSHGHCGIL EGERVDNDRT LPYLEKIALS HVMAGADMIA PSDMMDGRIY ALRSTLDKNG FTDIPIMSYA VKYASSFYGP FREAA //