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Gene information for HMOX2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID3163
Official gene symbolHMOX2
Full nameheme oxygenase (decycling) 2
Aliases,HO-2,
Gene summaryHeme oxygenase, an essential enzyme in heme catabolism, cleaves heme to form biliverdin, which is subsequently converted to bilirubin by biliverdin reductase, and carbon monoxide, a putative neurotransmitter. Heme oxygenase activity is induced by its substrate heme and by various nonheme substances. Heme oxygenase occurs as 2 isozymes, an inducible heme oxygenase-1 and a constitutive heme oxygenase-2. HMOX1 and HMOX2 belong to the heme oxygenase family. Alternative splice variants encoding the same protein have been identified at this locus. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 16   Locus: 16p13.3
Gene position4524719 - 4560348  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size35630 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID141251