Gene Symbol | HMOX2 |
Entrez Gene ID | 3163 |
Full Name | heme oxygenase 2 |
Synonyms | HO-2 |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
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Summary | Heme oxygenase, an essential enzyme in heme catabolism, cleaves heme to form biliverdin, which is subsequently converted to bilirubin by biliverdin reductase, and carbon monoxide, a putative neurotransmitter. Heme oxygenase activity is induced by its substrate heme and by various nonheme substances. Heme oxygenase occurs as 2 isozymes, an inducible heme oxygenase-1 and a constitutive heme oxygenase-2. HMOX1 and HMOX2 belong to the heme oxygenase family. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding three different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2013]. |
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