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HMOX2

Heme oxygenase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the HMOX2 gene.

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Source
HMOX2
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesHMOX2, HO-2, heme oxygenase 2
External IDsOMIM: 141251; MGI: 109373; HomoloGene: 1611; GeneCards: HMOX2; OMA:HMOX2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001136066
NM_010443
NM_001357050
NM_001378999

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001129538
NP_034573
NP_001343979
NP_001365928

Location (UCSC)Chr 16: 4.47 – 4.51 MbChr 16: 4.54 – 4.58 Mb
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Heme oxygenase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the HMOX2 gene.56

Function

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 (this enzyme) belong to the heme oxygenase family.6

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