ID   HEM3_EHRCR              Reviewed;         298 AA.
AC   Q2GGC7;
DT   05-FEB-2008, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   21-MAR-2006, sequence version 1.
DT   25-MAY-2022, entry version 92.
DE   RecName: Full=Porphobilinogen deaminase {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00260};
DE            Short=PBG {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00260};
DE            EC=2.5.1.61 {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00260};
DE   AltName: Full=Hydroxymethylbilane synthase {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00260};
DE            Short=HMBS {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00260};
DE   AltName: Full=Pre-uroporphyrinogen synthase {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00260};
GN   Name=hemC {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00260}; OrderedLocusNames=ECH_0701;
OS   Ehrlichia chaffeensis (strain ATCC CRL-10679 / Arkansas).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rickettsiales;
OC   Anaplasmataceae; Ehrlichia.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=205920;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC CRL-10679 / Arkansas;
RX   PubMed=16482227; DOI=10.1371/journal.pgen.0020021;
RA   Dunning Hotopp J.C., Lin M., Madupu R., Crabtree J., Angiuoli S.V.,
RA   Eisen J.A., Seshadri R., Ren Q., Wu M., Utterback T.R., Smith S., Lewis M.,
RA   Khouri H., Zhang C., Niu H., Lin Q., Ohashi N., Zhi N., Nelson W.C.,
RA   Brinkac L.M., Dodson R.J., Rosovitz M.J., Sundaram J.P., Daugherty S.C.,
RA   Davidsen T., Durkin A.S., Gwinn M.L., Haft D.H., Selengut J.D.,
RA   Sullivan S.A., Zafar N., Zhou L., Benahmed F., Forberger H., Halpin R.,
RA   Mulligan S., Robinson J., White O., Rikihisa Y., Tettelin H.;
RT   "Comparative genomics of emerging human ehrlichiosis agents.";
RL   PLoS Genet. 2:208-222(2006).
CC   -!- FUNCTION: Tetrapolymerization of the monopyrrole PBG into the
CC       hydroxymethylbilane pre-uroporphyrinogen in several discrete steps.
CC       {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00260}.
CC   -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY:
CC       Reaction=H2O + 4 porphobilinogen = hydroxymethylbilane + 4 NH4(+);
CC         Xref=Rhea:RHEA:13185, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:28938,
CC         ChEBI:CHEBI:57845, ChEBI:CHEBI:58126; EC=2.5.1.61;
CC         Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00260};
CC   -!- COFACTOR:
CC       Name=dipyrromethane; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:60342;
CC         Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00260};
CC       Note=Binds 1 dipyrromethane group covalently. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-
CC       Rule:MF_00260};
CC   -!- PATHWAY: Porphyrin-containing compound metabolism; protoporphyrin-IX
CC       biosynthesis; coproporphyrinogen-III from 5-aminolevulinate: step 2/4.
CC       {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00260}.
CC   -!- SUBUNIT: Monomer. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00260}.
CC   -!- MISCELLANEOUS: The porphobilinogen subunits are added to the
CC       dipyrromethane group. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00260}.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the HMBS family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-
CC       Rule:MF_00260}.
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DR   EMBL; CP000236; ABD44669.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_006009846.1; NC_007799.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q2GGC7; -.
DR   SMR; Q2GGC7; -.
DR   STRING; 205920.ECH_0701; -.
DR   PRIDE; Q2GGC7; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; ABD44669; ABD44669; ECH_0701.
DR   KEGG; ech:ECH_0701; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0181; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_019704_1_0_5; -.
DR   OMA; LWQANHI; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 1450400at2; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00251; UER00319.
DR   Proteomes; UP000008320; Chromosome.
DR   GO; GO:0004418; F:hydroxymethylbilane synthase activity; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR   GO; GO:0018160; P:peptidyl-pyrromethane cofactor linkage; IEA:InterPro.
DR   GO; GO:0006782; P:protoporphyrinogen IX biosynthetic process; IEA:UniProtKB-UniPathway.
DR   Gene3D; 3.30.160.40; -; 1.
DR   HAMAP; MF_00260; Porphobil_deam; 1.
DR   InterPro; IPR000860; HemC.
DR   InterPro; IPR022419; Porphobilin_deaminase_cofac_BS.
DR   InterPro; IPR022417; Porphobilin_deaminase_N.
DR   InterPro; IPR022418; Porphobilinogen_deaminase_C.
DR   InterPro; IPR036803; Porphobilinogen_deaminase_C_sf.
DR   PANTHER; PTHR11557; PTHR11557; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF01379; Porphobil_deam; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF03900; Porphobil_deamC; 1.
DR   PIRSF; PIRSF001438; 4pyrrol_synth_OHMeBilane_synth; 1.
DR   PRINTS; PR00151; PORPHBDMNASE.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF54782; SSF54782; 1.
DR   TIGRFAMs; TIGR00212; hemC; 1.
DR   PROSITE; PS00533; PORPHOBILINOGEN_DEAM; 1.
PE   3: Inferred from homology;
KW   Porphyrin biosynthesis; Reference proteome; Transferase.
FT   CHAIN           1..298
FT                   /note="Porphobilinogen deaminase"
FT                   /id="PRO_1000059097"
FT   MOD_RES         239
FT                   /note="S-(dipyrrolylmethanemethyl)cysteine"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00260"
SQ   SEQUENCE   298 AA;  32920 MW;  FFB84ED5233406F0 CRC64;
     MNIRIGTRGS ILAIAQTLEI KNLLNRYFPE ISVQIVKIKT SGDINNQVPL SAIGGKSLFI
     KEIEEALLMG KVDLAVHSVK DIPAFYCEGL IIPCVLKRNS PYDVFISSKH KDIKSLPLNA
     TIGTSSVRRK VQLNYLRPDL QVVPVRGNID TRILKANVGE FDGIVLAEAG LIRINRCDVI
     KEILSPKIML SAVGQGAIGI QCRVDDHSII NKIKVLNCHQ SYVCVMAERS FLKTINGSCD
     TPLAALAQYV NNDTIHMSCM LANEKNMVFA SCCFNECDAE KSGINMGKKL MDELSQYY