ID   HEM3_RICFE              Reviewed;         301 AA.
AC   Q4ULA5;
DT   23-JAN-2007, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   05-JUL-2005, sequence version 1.
DT   25-MAY-2022, entry version 94.
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=RF_0817;
OS   Rickettsia felis (strain ATCC VR-1525 / URRWXCal2) (Rickettsia azadi).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rickettsiales;
OC   Rickettsiaceae; Rickettsieae; Rickettsia; spotted fever group.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=315456;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC VR-1525 / URRWXCal2;
RX   PubMed=15984913; DOI=10.1371/journal.pbio.0030248;
RA   Ogata H., Renesto P., Audic S., Robert C., Blanc G., Fournier P.-E.,
RA   Parinello H., Claverie J.-M., Raoult D.;
RT   "The genome sequence of Rickettsia felis identifies the first putative
RT   conjugative plasmid in an obligate intracellular parasite.";
RL   PLoS Biol. 3:1-12(2005).
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; CP000053; AAY61668.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   RefSeq; WP_011271145.1; NC_007109.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q4ULA5; -.
DR   SMR; Q4ULA5; -.
DR   STRING; 315456.RF_0817; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAY61668; AAY61668; RF_0817.
DR   KEGG; rfe:RF_0817; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0181; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_019704_0_2_5; -.
DR   OMA; LWQANHI; -.
DR   OrthoDB; 1450400at2; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00251; UER00319.
DR   Proteomes; UP000008548; 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; Transferase.
FT   CHAIN           1..301
FT                   /note="Porphobilinogen deaminase"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000272644"
FT   MOD_RES         242
FT                   /note="S-(dipyrrolylmethanemethyl)cysteine"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00260"
SQ   SEQUENCE   301 AA;  33950 MW;  295B674BC4C9751D CRC64;
     MTNSIRIGTR KSPLALIQTN LVIQQIKQFF PDINCEIVPI ITSGDLIQNK PLYDIGGKAL
     FLKEIEQALL DKKIDLAVHS LKDVPGRIPE ELVIAAILER EDPRDVFVCL NYKSIEELPQ
     NAVIGSSAVR RKAFIQKIRS DLKVTVFRGN IDSRIKKLMT AEVDATILAY AGLKRLRAFN
     PEYCHLIEYS QMLPCIGQGV IAVEIRQDDN AMLEICNQIN HLPTFELIKP ERAFLEYLDA
     NCRTPIAAYS KYLDADNIQT DFMLGNLDCS KIIFHTEVTD INTSKEAGIK AAKMMLNQLD
     K