Protein Name aminolevulinate dehydratase
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 25374
Gene Symbol

Alad

UniProt P06214 (HEM2_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 111
Total Number of Articles : 140
Description

aminolevulinate dehydratase

Gene Summary

Enables porphobilinogen synthase activity and proteasome core complex binding activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to lead ion; response to herbicide; and response to vitamin B1. Located in extracellular space. Used to study anemia and hemochromatosis. Biomarker of acute kidney failure; hypothyroidism; liver cirrhosis; and status epilepticus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in porphyria cutanea tarda and sickle cell anemia. Orthologous to human ALAD (aminolevulinate dehydratase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase
  • aminolevulinate, delta-, dehydratase
  • aminolevulinatedelta-dehydratase
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