Protein Name protoporphyrinogen oxidase
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 289219
Gene Symbol

Ppox

UniProt D3ZVN7 (D3ZVN7_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 13
Total Number of Articles : 14
Description

protoporphyrinogen oxidase

Gene Summary

Enables oxygen-dependent protoporphyrinogen oxidase activity. Involved in heme biosynthetic process; protoporphyrinogen IX metabolic process; and response to xenobiotic stimulus. Located in mitochondrial inner membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in variegate porphyria. Orthologous to human PPOX (protoporphyrinogen oxidase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, May 2025]

synonyms
  • protoporphyrinogen oxidase
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