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Gene information for ALAS1 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID211
Official gene symbolALAS1
Full nameaminolevulinate, delta-, synthase 1
Aliases,ALAS,ALAS3,ALASH,MIG4,
Gene summaryDelta-aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS; EC 2.3.1.37) catalyzes the condensation of glycine with succinyl-CoA to form delta-aminolevulinic acid. This nuclear-encoded mitochondrial enzyme is the first and rate-limiting enzyme in the mammalian heme biosynthetic pathway. There are 2 tissue-specific isozymes: a housekeeping enzyme encoded by the ALAS1 gene and an erythroid tissue-specific enzyme encoded by ALAS2 (MIM 301300).[supplied by OMIM]
LocationChromosome: 3   Locus: 3p21.1
Gene position52232116 - 52248343  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size16228 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID125290