NCBI Accession #
NP_176126.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_104610.2
NCBI Official Full Name
heme oxygenase 4
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
F19C14.8; F19C14_8; heme oxygenase 4
NCBI Protein Information
heme oxygenase 4
NCBI Summary
Encodes a member (HO4) of the heme oxygenase family.
UniProt Protein Name
Heme oxygenase 4, chloroplastic
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9LQC0
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q94FX2; Q9FUN4; A0MED2
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9LQC0
UniProt Comments
Catalyzes the opening of the heme ring to form the open-chain tetrapyrrole biliverdin IX with the release of iron and carbon monoxide (CO). Produces specifically the biliverdin IX-alpha isomer. Plays a minor role in phytochrome assembly and photomorphogenesis.