heme-binding protein 1 (p22HBP, HEBP1, HBP)

Function

• binds free porphyrinogens present in cell, thus facilitates removal of these potentially toxic compounds (putative)
• binds with high affinity to one molecule of heme or porphyrin
• binds metalloporphyrins, free porphyrins & N-methyl- protoporphyrin with similar affinities

Structure

• monomer
• belongs to the HEBP family

Compartment

cytoplasm

More general terms

• other protein

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/605826
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9NRV9.html