ID HEMJ_RICPR Reviewed; 145 AA. AC Q9ZC85; DT 30-MAY-2000, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 01-MAY-1999, sequence version 1. DT 27-MAR-2024, entry version 104. DE RecName: Full=Protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P72793}; DE Short=PPO {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P72793}; DE EC=1.3.99.- {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P72793}; GN OrderedLocusNames=RP883; OS Rickettsia prowazekii (strain Madrid E). OC Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Alphaproteobacteria; Rickettsiales; OC Rickettsiaceae; Rickettsieae; Rickettsia; typhus group. OX NCBI_TaxID=272947; RN [1] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA]. RC STRAIN=Madrid E; RX PubMed=9823893; DOI=10.1038/24094; RA Andersson S.G.E., Zomorodipour A., Andersson J.O., Sicheritz-Ponten T., RA Alsmark U.C.M., Podowski R.M., Naeslund A.K., Eriksson A.-S., Winkler H.H., RA Kurland C.G.; RT "The genome sequence of Rickettsia prowazekii and the origin of RT mitochondria."; RL Nature 396:133-140(1998). CC -!- FUNCTION: Catalyzes the oxidation of protoporphyrinogen IX to CC protoporphyrin IX. Is involved in the biosynthesis of tetrapyrrole CC molecules like heme. Does not use oxygen or artificial electron CC acceptors such as menadione or benzoquinone. CC {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P72793}. CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: CC Reaction=3 A + protoporphyrinogen IX = 3 AH2 + protoporphyrin IX; CC Xref=Rhea:RHEA:62000, ChEBI:CHEBI:13193, ChEBI:CHEBI:17499, CC ChEBI:CHEBI:57306, ChEBI:CHEBI:57307; CC Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P72793}; CC -!- COFACTOR: CC Name=heme b; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:60344; CC Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P72793}; CC Note=Binds 1 heme b (iron(II)-protoporphyrin IX) group per subunit. CC {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P72793}; CC -!- PATHWAY: Porphyrin-containing compound metabolism; protoporphyrin-IX CC biosynthesis; protoporphyrin-IX from protoporphyrinogen-IX: step 1/1. CC {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P72793}. CC -!- SUBUNIT: Homodimer. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P72793}. CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P72793}; CC Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the HemJ family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- CC Rule:MF_02239, 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; AJ235273; CAA15305.1; -; Genomic_DNA. DR PIR; A71651; A71651. DR RefSeq; NP_221229.1; NC_000963.1. DR RefSeq; WP_004599693.1; NC_000963.1. DR AlphaFoldDB; Q9ZC85; -. DR STRING; 272947.gene:17555952; -. DR EnsemblBacteria; CAA15305; CAA15305; CAA15305. DR GeneID; 57570006; -. DR KEGG; rpr:RP883; -. DR PATRIC; fig|272947.5.peg.923; -. DR eggNOG; COG1981; Bacteria. DR HOGENOM; CLU_125006_1_0_5; -. DR OrthoDB; 9800824at2; -. DR UniPathway; UPA00251; UER00324. DR Proteomes; UP000002480; Chromosome. DR GO; GO:0005886; C:plasma membrane; IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell. DR GO; GO:0046872; F:metal ion binding; IEA:UniProtKB-KW. DR GO; GO:0070818; F:protoporphyrinogen oxidase activity; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule. DR GO; GO:0006782; P:protoporphyrinogen IX biosynthetic process; IEA:UniProtKB-UniPathway. DR HAMAP; MF_02239; HemJ; 1. DR InterPro; IPR005265; HemJ-like. DR NCBIfam; TIGR00701; protoporphyrinogen oxidase HemJ; 1. DR PANTHER; PTHR40255:SF1; PROTOPORPHYRINOGEN IX OXIDASE; 1. DR PANTHER; PTHR40255; UPF0093 MEMBRANE PROTEIN SLR1790; 1. DR Pfam; PF03653; UPF0093; 1. DR PIRSF; PIRSF004638; UCP004638; 1. PE 3: Inferred from homology; KW Cell membrane; Heme; Iron; Membrane; Metal-binding; Oxidoreductase; KW Reference proteome; Transmembrane; Transmembrane helix. FT CHAIN 1..145 FT /note="Protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase" FT /id="PRO_0000217661" FT TRANSMEM 6..26 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TRANSMEM 61..81 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TRANSMEM 83..103 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT TRANSMEM 123..143 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT BINDING 12 FT /ligand="heme" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30413" FT /ligand_part="Fe" FT /ligand_part_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18248" FT /note="axial binding residue" FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P72793" FT BINDING 88 FT /ligand="heme" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30413" FT /ligand_part="Fe" FT /ligand_part_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18248" FT /note="axial binding residue" FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P72793" SQ SEQUENCE 145 AA; 16915 MW; 8808506DA34F9612 CRC64; MESYYLWFKS AHLISAICWM AGLLYLPRIY VYHTKAKIGS ELDSTLQVME LKLLRFIMNP AMISTFIFGL INAHIYGFVA LDTWFQFKMF AVLILVIFHG LLARWRKDFA KGKNVHSKKF YRIVNEIPAI CMVIAVIMVI VKPFD //