Identification
Name:Flavohemoprotein
Synonyms:
  • Flavohemoglobin
  • HMP
  • Hemoglobin-like protein
  • Nitric oxide dioxygenase
  • NO oxygenase
  • NOD
Gene Name:hmp
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in oxidoreductase activity
Specific Function:Various electron acceptors are also reduced by HMP in vitro, including dihydropterine, ferrisiderophores, ferric citrate, cytochrome c, nitrite, S-nitrosoglutathione, and alkylhydroperoxides. However, it is unknown if these reactions are of any biological significance in vivo
Cellular Location:Cytoplasm.
SMPDB Pathways:Not Available
KEGG Pathways:Not Available
KEGG Reactions:
1.0Thumb+2.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb2.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Nitric oxide + 2.0Oxygen + 1.0NADH + 1.0NADPH ↔ 2.0Nitrate + 1.0NAD + 1.0NADP + 1.0Hydrogen ion
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EcoCyc Reactions:
1.0NAD(P)++1.0Thumb1.0NAD(P)H+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0NAD(P)+ + 1.0Tetrahydropteridine ↔ 1.0NAD(P)H + 1.06,7-Dihydropteridine + 1.0Hydrogen ion
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1.0NAD(P)H+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0NAD(P)++1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0NAD(P)H + 1.0Nitric oxide + 1.0Oxygen → 1.0NAD(P)+ + 1.0Nitrate + 1.0Hydrogen ion
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Complex Reactions:
1.0Thumb+2.0Thumb+2.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+2.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+2.0Thumb+2.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+2.0Thumb
2.0Thumb+2.0Thumb+1.0NAD(P)H2.0Thumb+1.0NAD(P)(+)
2.0Nitric oxide + 2.0Oxygen + 1.0NAD(P)H → 2.0Nitrate + 1.0NAD(P)(+)
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Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB014416,7-DihydropteridineMetaboCard
ECMDB21225Hydrogen ionMetaboCard
ECMDB00902NADMetaboCard
ECMDB01487NADHMetaboCard
ECMDB00217NADPMetaboCard
ECMDB04111NADPHMetaboCard
ECMDB02878NitrateMetaboCard
ECMDB03378Nitric oxideMetaboCard
ECMDB04124OxygenMetaboCard
ECMDB01216TetrahydropteridineMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Function
binding
catalytic activity
cation binding
heme binding
ion binding
iron ion binding
metal ion binding
oxidoreductase activity
oxygen binding
transition metal ion binding
Process
establishment of localization
gas transport
metabolic process
oxidation reduction
oxygen transport
transport
Gene Properties
Blattner:b2552
Gene OrientationClockwise
Centisome Percentage:57.85
Left Sequence End2683857
Right Sequence End2685047
Gene Sequence:
>1191 bp
ATGACAACAAACACTGTTTCCCGCAAAGTGGCGTGGCTACGGGTCGTTACGCTGGCAGTC
GCCGCCTTCATCTTCAACACCACCGAATTTGTCCCTGTTGGCCTGCTCTCTGACATTGCG
CAAAGTTTTCACATGCAAACCGCTCAGGTCGGCATCATGTTGACCATTTACGCATGGGTA
GTAGCGCTAATGTCATTGCCTTTTATGTTAATGACCAGTCAGGTTGAACGGCGCAAATTA
CTGATCTGCCTGTTTGTGGTGTTTATTGCCAGCCACGTACTGTCGTTTTTGTCGTGGAGC
TTTACCGTTCTGGTGATCAGTCGCATTGGTGTGGCTTTTGCACATGCGATTTTCTGGTCG
ATTACGGCGTCTCTGGCGATCCGTATGGCTCCGGCCGGGAAGCGAGCACAGGCATTGAGT
TTAATTGCCACCGGTACAGCACTGGCGATGGTCTTAGGTTTACCTCTCGGGCGCATTGTG
GGCCAGTATTTCGGTTGGCGAATGACCTTCTTCGCGATTGGTATTGGGGCGCTTATCACC
CTTTTGTGCCTGATTAAGTTACTTCCCTTACTGCCCAGTGAGCATTCCGGTTCACTGAAA
AGCCTCCCGCTATTGTTCCGCCGCCCGGCATTGATGAGCATTTATTTGTTAACTGTGGTG
GTTGTCACCGCCCATTACACGGCATACAGCTATATCGAGCCTTTTGTACAAAACATTGCG
GGATTCAGCGCCAACTTTGCCACGGCATTACTGTTATTACTCGGTGGTGCGGGCATTATT
GGCAGCGTGATTTTCGGTAAACTGGGTAATCAGTATGCGTCTGCGTTGGTGAGTACGGCG
ATTGCGCTGTTGCTGGTGTGCCTGGCATTGCTGTTACCTGCGGCGAACAGTGAAATACAC
CTCGGGGTGCTGAGTATTTTCTGGGGGATCGCGATGATGATCATCGGGCTTGGTATGCAG
GTTAAAGTGCTGGCGCTGGCACCAGATGCTACCGACGTCGCGATGGCGCTATTCTCCGGC
ATATTTAATATTGGAATCGGGGCGGGTGCGTTGGTAGGTAATCAGGTGAGTTTGCACTGG
TCAATGTCGATGATTGGTTATGTGGGCGCGGTGCCTGCTTTTGCCGCGTTAATTTGGTCA
ATCATTATATTTCGCCGCTGGCCAGTGACACTCGAAGAACAGACGCAATAG
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:396
Protein Molecular Weight:43867
Protein Theoretical pI:6
PDB File:1GVH
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>Flavohemoprotein
MLDAQTIATVKATIPLLVETGPKLTAHFYDRMFTHNPELKEIFNMSNQRNGDQREALFNA
IAAYASNIENLPALLPAVEKIAQKHTSFQIKPEQYNIVGEHLLATLDEMFSPGQEVLDAW
GKAYGVLANVFINREAEIYNENASKAGGWEGTRDFRIVAKTPRSALITSFELEPVDGGAV
AEYRPGQYLGVWLKPEGFPHQEIRQYSLTRKPDGKGYRIAVKREEGGQVSNWLHNHANVG
DVVKLVAPAGDFFMAVADDTPVTLISAGVGQTPMLAMLDTLAKAGHTAQVNWFHAAENGD
VHAFADEVKELGQSLPRFTAHTWYRQPSEADRAKGQFDSEGLMDLSKLEGAFSDPTMQFY
LCGPVGFMQFTAKQLVDLGVKQENIHYECFGPHKVL
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P24232
Uniprot Name:HMP_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:1742501
PDB ID:1GVH
Ecogene ID:EG10456
Ecocyc:EG10456
ColiBase:b2552
Kegg Gene:b2552
EchoBASE ID:EB0451
CCDB:HMP_ECOLI
BacMap:16130477
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