ID   HEMH_RICFE              Reviewed;         344 AA.
AC   Q4UJN9;
DT   20-FEB-2007, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   20-FEB-2007, sequence version 2.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 86.
DE   RecName: Full=Ferrochelatase {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00323};
DE            EC=4.99.1.1 {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00323};
DE   AltName: Full=Heme synthase {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00323};
DE   AltName: Full=Protoheme ferro-lyase {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00323};
GN   Name=hemH {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00323}; OrderedLocusNames=RF_1399;
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: Catalyzes the ferrous insertion into protoporphyrin IX.
CC       {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00323}.
CC   -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY:
CC       Reaction=2 H(+) + heme b = Fe(2+) + protoporphyrin IX;
CC         Xref=Rhea:RHEA:22584, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:29033,
CC         ChEBI:CHEBI:57306, ChEBI:CHEBI:60344; EC=4.99.1.1;
CC         Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00323};
CC   -!- PATHWAY: Porphyrin-containing compound metabolism; protoheme
CC       biosynthesis; protoheme from protoporphyrin-IX: step 1/1.
CC       {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00323}.
CC   -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00323}.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the ferrochelatase family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-
CC       Rule:MF_00323}.
CC   -!- SEQUENCE CAUTION:
CC       Sequence=AAY62250.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305};
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DR   EMBL; CP000053; AAY62250.1; ALT_INIT; Genomic_DNA.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q4UJN9; -.
DR   SMR; Q4UJN9; -.
DR   STRING; 315456.RF_1399; -.
DR   EnsemblBacteria; AAY62250; AAY62250; RF_1399.
DR   KEGG; rfe:RF_1399; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0276; Bacteria.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_018884_4_1_5; -.
DR   UniPathway; UPA00252; UER00325.
DR   Proteomes; UP000008548; Chromosome.
DR   GO; GO:0005737; C:cytoplasm; IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell.
DR   GO; GO:0004325; F:ferrochelatase activity; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR   GO; GO:0046872; F:metal ion binding; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   GO; GO:0006783; P:heme biosynthetic process; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR   CDD; cd00419; Ferrochelatase_C; 1.
DR   CDD; cd03411; Ferrochelatase_N; 1.
DR   HAMAP; MF_00323; Ferrochelatase; 1.
DR   InterPro; IPR001015; Ferrochelatase.
DR   InterPro; IPR019772; Ferrochelatase_AS.
DR   InterPro; IPR033644; Ferrochelatase_C.
DR   InterPro; IPR033659; Ferrochelatase_N.
DR   PANTHER; PTHR11108; PTHR11108; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF00762; Ferrochelatase; 1.
DR   TIGRFAMs; TIGR00109; hemH; 1.
DR   PROSITE; PS00534; FERROCHELATASE; 1.
PE   3: Inferred from homology;
KW   Cytoplasm; Heme biosynthesis; Iron; Lyase; Metal-binding;
KW   Porphyrin biosynthesis.
FT   CHAIN           1..344
FT                   /note="Ferrochelatase"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000277997"
FT   BINDING         190
FT                   /ligand="Fe cation"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:24875"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00323"
FT   BINDING         270
FT                   /ligand="Fe cation"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:24875"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00323"
SQ   SEQUENCE   344 AA;  39586 MW;  E65CB178D93A2366 CRC64;
     MKKRIAIVLF NLGGPKNLES VKPFLFNLFY DKAIINLPNP FRYIIAKIIS TTRERKSQKI
     YSLIGGKSSL LQETEEQKLA LTEKLKQLIK EDFAIFINMR YSAPFAKEVI DQIKKYNPSE
     IILLPLYPQF SSTTTGSSVK NFLQNFDIDI SIKTICCYPQ EEDFIKSHVS LIKEKLYDDD
     KNFRILFSAH GLPEKIIKAG DPYSFQIKET VKAIVKELNI KDLDYKITYQ SRVGPIEWLK
     PNTEDEIELA GKLKKDIIIV PISFVSEHVE TLVELDIEYK LIADKYEVQY TRIPTLGTNK
     IFINSLTNIL LQFINKVDTN LVTSSSSTRI CPNEFTKCLC KLTN