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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00700
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5973
  • HMDBP04879
Name Biliverdin reductase A
Synonyms
  1. BVR A
  2. Biliverdin-IX alpha-reductase
Gene Name BLVRA
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in biliverdin reductase activity
Specific Function Reduces the gamma-methene bridge of the open tetrapyrrole, biliverdin IX alpha, to bilirubin with the concomitant oxidation of a NADH or NADPH cofactor.
Pathways
  • Acute Intermittent Porphyria
  • Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria (CEP) or Gunther Disease
  • Hereditary Coproporphyria (HCP)
  • Porphyria Variegata (PV)
  • Porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism
  • Porphyrin Metabolism
  • protoheme degradation
Reactions
Bilirubin + NAD(P)(+) → Biliverdin + NAD(P)H details
Bilirubin + NAD → Biliverdin + NADH + Hydrogen Ion details
Bilirubin + NADP → Biliverdin + NADPH + Hydrogen Ion details
GO Classification
Biological Process
small molecule metabolic process
heme catabolic process
Cellular Component
cytosol
Component
cell part
intracellular part
cytoplasm
Function
oxidoreductase activity, acting on the ch-ch group of donors
ion binding
cation binding
metal ion binding
binding
catalytic activity
transition metal ion binding
zinc ion binding
oxidoreductase activity, acting on the ch-ch group of donors, nad or nadp as acceptor
biliverdin reductase activity
oxidoreductase activity
Molecular Function
metal ion binding
biliverdin reductase activity
zinc ion binding
nucleotide binding
Process
metabolic process
nitrogen compound metabolic process
tetrapyrrole metabolic process
porphyrin metabolic process
porphyrin catabolic process
heme catabolic process
oxidation reduction
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasm
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 7
Locus 7p13
SNPs BLVRA
Gene Sequence
>891 bp
ATGAATGCAGAGCCCGAGAGGAAGTTTGGCGTGGTGGTGGTTGGTGTTGGCCGAGCCGGC
TCCGTGCGGATGAGGGACTTGCGGAATCCACACCCTTCCTCAGCGTTCCTGAACCTGATT
GGCTTCGTGTCGAGAAGGGAGCTCGGGAGCATTGATGGAGTCCAGCAGATTTCTTTGGAG
GATGCTCTTTCCAGCCAAGAGGTGGAGGTCGCCTATATCTGCAGTGAGAGCTCCAGCCAT
GAGGACTACATCAGGCAGTTCCTTAATGCTGGCAAGCACGTCCTTGTGGAATACCCCATG
ACACTGTCATTGGCGGCCGCTCAGGAACTGTGGGAGCTGGCTGAGCAGAAAGGAAAAGTC
TTGCACGAGGAGCATGTTGAACTCTTGATGGAGGAATTCGCTTTCCTGAAAAAAGAAGTG
GTGGGGAAAGACCTGCTGAAAGGGTCGCTCCTCTTCACAGCTGGCCCGTTGGAAGAAGAG
CGGTTTGGCTTCCCTGCATTCAGCGGCATCTCTCGCCTGACCTGGCTGGTCTCCCTCTTT
GGGGAGCTTTCTCTTGTGTCTGCCACTTTGGAAGAGCGAAAGGAAGATCAGTATATGAAA
ATGACAGTGTGTCTGGAGACAGAGAAGAAAAGTCCACTGTCATGGATTGAAGAAAAAGGA
CCTGGTCTAAAACGAAACAGATATTTAAGCTTCCATTTCAAGTCTGGGTCCTTGGAGAAT
GTGCCAAATGTAGGAGTGAATAAGAACATATTTCTGAAAGATCAAAATATATTTGTCCAG
AAACTCTTGGGCCAGTTCTCTGAGAAGGAACTGGCTGCTGAAAAGAAACGCATCCTGCAC
TGCCTGGGGCTTGCAGAAGAAATCCAGAAATATTGCTGTTCAAGGAAGTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 296
Molecular Weight 33428.225
Theoretical pI 6.449
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Biliverdin reductase A
MNAEPERKFGVVVVGVGRAGSVRMRDLRNPHPSSAFLNLIGFVSRRELGSIDGVQQISLE
DALSSQEVEVAYICSESSSHEDYIRQFLNAGKHVLVEYPMTLSLAAAQELWELAEQKGKV
LHEEHVELLMEEFAFLKKEVVGKDLLKGSLLFTAGPLEEERFGFPAFSGISRLTWLVSLF
GELSLVSATLEERKEDQYMKMTVCLETEKKSPLSWIEEKGPGLKRNRYLSFHFKSGSLEN
VPNVGVNKNIFLKDQNIFVQKLLGQFSEKELAAEKKRILHCLGLAEEIQKYCCSRK
GenBank ID Protein 33589854
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P53004
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name BIEA_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID NM_000712.3
GeneCard ID BLVRA
GenAtlas ID BLVRA
HGNC ID HGNC:1062
References
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