EC Number |
General Information |
Reference |
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4.1.1.37 | malfunction |
hepatoerythropoietic porphyria results from a deficiency of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase |
714636 |
4.1.1.37 | malfunction |
humans deficient in UROD present with porphyria cutanea tarda, a condition characterized by light-sensitive dermatitis, excretion of excess uroporphyrins, and associated hepatic porphyrin accumulation |
728637 |
4.1.1.37 | malfunction |
UROD knockdown plus radiation induces caspase-mediated apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in head and neck cancer cells in vitro and suppresses the in vivo tumor-forming capacity of head and neck cancer cells, as well as delays the growth of established tumor xenografts in mice |
716915 |
4.1.1.37 | metabolism |
UROD is a key regulator of heme biosynthesis |
716915 |
4.1.1.37 | metabolism |
uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase, Hem12p, is involved in the 5th step of heme biosynthesis in the cytosol, before biosynthesis is completed within mitochondria |
728426 |