Gene Symbol | Urod |
Entrez Gene ID | 22275 |
Full Name | uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase |
Synonyms | AI323803,UPD,Uro-d |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Mus musculus(house mouse) |
Genome | |
Summary | This gene encodes an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of uroporphyrinogen-III to coproporphyrinogen-III, an intermediate step in heme biosynthesis. Homozygous knockout mice for this gene exhibit embryonic lethality. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015]. |