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Haem proteins

Haem proteins can be classified according to their biological function, by haem iron coordination, by haem type, and further by sequence similarity.

Biosynthesis and metabolism of haem in metabolic pathway databases

KEGG PUMA Boehringer
Mannheim
map
SoyBase EcoCyc
MAP00860; Porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism Heme and porphyrins H5 I5 J5 K5 L5 Heme synthesis Biosynthesis of proto­ and siroheme
H6 I6 J6 K6 L6
H7

Haem proteins by function

Function Protein class / family
Catalysis Oxidoreductases

  • Catalases
  • Haem-thiolate
  • Peroxidases
  • Electron transfer
  • Cytochromes
  • Oxygen transport and storage
  • Globins
  • Nitric oxide transport
  • Nitrophorin
  • Haem proteins by haem iron coordination

    Haem iron coordination Axial iron
    ligands
    Protein class
    His-Haem-His image
    Hexacoordinate
    NepsilonHis;

    NepsilonHis

  • Cytochrome c oxidase haem a (`cyt a')
  • Cytochrome b/b6
  • Cytochrome b5
  • Cytochromes c (Class III and IV)
  • Cytochrome c554 (haems 3 and 4)
  • Cytochrome cd1 nitrite reductase (c­domain)
  • Hydroxylamine oxidoreductase (haems c)
  • His-Haem-His(Ndelta) image
    Hexacoordinate
    NepsilonHis;

    NdeltaHis

  • Cytochrome c554 (haem 1)
  • His-Haem-Met image
    Hexacoordinate
    NepsilonHis;

    SdeltaMet

  • Soluble cytochrome b562
  • Cytochromes c (cyt c1, Class I, IIb, and IV)
  • His-haem-NH3terminal image
    Hexacoordinate
    NepsilonHis;

    NalphaTyr

  • Cytochrome f
  • His-haem-Tyr image
    Hexacoordinate
    NepsilonHis;

    OetaTyr

  • Cytochrome cd1 nitrite reductase (d1­domain)
  • Met-Haem-Met image
    Hexacoordinate
    SdeltaMet;

    SdeltaMet

  • Bacterioferritin (cyt b1; cyt b557)
  • Haem-His image
    Pentacoordinate / Hexacoordinate
    NepsilonHis;

    (O2, CO, ·NO, CN¯
    or other ligand)

  • Cytochrome c oxidase haem a3 (`cyt a3')
  • Cytochrome c554 (haem 2)
  • Cytochrome c'
  • Globins
  • Guanylate cyclase (soluble)
  • Hydroxylamine oxidoreductase (haem P460)
  • Nitrophorins
  • Peroxidases
  • Haem-Tyr image
    Pentacoordinate / Hexacoordinate
    OetaTyr;

    (H2O2, O2 or
    other ligand)

  • Catalases
  • Haem-Cys image
    Pentacoordinate / Hexacoordinate
    SgammaCys;

    (O2, CO, ·NO or
    other ligand)

  • Haem-thiolate
  • Sirohaem-Cys image
    Pentacoordinate / Hexacoordinate
    SgammaCys;

    (NO2¯, SO3¯ or
    other ligand)

  • Sirohaem-Fe4S4 enzymes
  • Haem proteins by haem type

    Click a haem image to get larger picture

    Haem type / LIGAND entry Protein class
    Chlorocruorohaem image
    Chlorocruorohaem
  • Globins (chlorocruorins)
  • Haem a image
    Haem a
  • Cytochrome c oxidase
  • Haem b image
    Haem b (C00032)
  • Catalases
  • Cytochromes b
  • Globins
  • Guanylate cyclase (soluble)
  • Haem-thiolate
  • Nitrophorins
  • Peroxidases
  • Haem c image
    Haem c
  • Cytochromes c
  • Hydroxylamine oxidoreductase
  • Haem d image
    Haem d
  • Catalases
  • Cytochromes d
  • Haem d1 image
    Haem d1
  • Cytochrome cd1 nitrite reductase (d1­domain)
  • Haem o image
    Haem o
  • Cytochrome o oxidase
  • Haem P460 image
    Haem P460
  • Hydroxylamine oxidoreductase
  • Sirohaem image
    Sirohaem (C00748)
  • Sirohaem-Fe4S4 enzymes
  • Haem proteins in motif databases

    PRINTS ID PRINTS AC PROSITE/BLOCKS ID PROSITE AC BLOCKS AC
    Oxidoreductases
    • Catalases
    CATALASE PR00067 CATALASE_1
    CATALASE_2
    PS00437
    PS00438
    BL00437
    • Cytochrome oxidases
    -
    -
    COX1 PS00077 BL00077
    • Haem-thiolate
    -
    -
    CYS_SYNTHASE PS00901 BL00901
    BP450 PR00359 CYTOCHROME_P450 PS00086 BL00086
    EP450I PR00463
    EP450II PR00464
    EP450IV PR00465
    MITP450 PR00408
    P450 PR00385
    • Peroxidases
    ANPEROXIDASE PR00457 PEROXIDASE_1
    PEROXIDASE_2
    PS00435
    PS00436
    BL00435
    ASPEROXIDASE PR00459
    BPEROXIDASE PR00460
    LIGNINASE PR00462
    PEROXIDASE PR00458
    PLPEROXIDASE PR00461
    • Sirohaem-Fe4S4 enzymes
    SIROHAEM PR00397 NIR_SIR PS00365 BL00365
    Cytochromes
    • Cytochromes b
    BACFERRITIN PR00601 BACTERIOFERRITIN PS00549 BL00549
    -
    -
    CYTOCHROME_B_HEME
    CYTOCHROME_B_QO
    PS00192
    PS00193
    BL00192
    CYTOCHROMEB5 PR00363 CYTOCHROME_B5 PS00191 BL00191
    -
    -
    CYTOCHROME_B559 PS00537 BL00537
    NIHGNASECYTB PR00161 NI_HGENASE_CYTB_1
    NI_HGENASE_CYTB_2
    PS00882
    PS00883
    BL00882
    -
    -
    SDH_CYT_1
    SDH_CYT_2
    PS01000
    PS01001
    BL01000
    • Cytochromes c
    CYTOCHROMEC1 PR00603 CYTOCHROME_C PS00190 BL00190
    CYTCHRMECIAB PR00604
    CYTCHROMECIC PR00605
    CYTCHROMECID PR00606
    CYTCHROMECIE PR00607
    CYTCHROMECII PR00608
    CYTOCHROMEC3 PR00609
    CYTOCHROMEF PR00610
    Globins
    ERYTHCRUORIN PR00611 GLOBIN PS01033 BL01033
    HAEMOGLOBIN PR00612
    MYOGLOBIN PR00613
    PLANTGLOBIN PR00188 PLANT_GLOBIN PS00208 BL00208

    Haem proteins in PROMISE

    PROMISE ID Description
    ANPEROXIDASE Animal haem peroxidases (myeloperoxidase, eosinophil peroxidase, lactoperoxidase, thyroid peroxidase, prostaglandin H synthase, peroxidasin)
    BACFERRITIN Bacterioferritin (aka cytochrome b1 and cytochrome b557)
    CATALASE Catalases
    COX Cytochrome c oxidase
    CYTB5 Cytochrome b5 family
    CYTB562 Soluble cytochrome b562
    CYTBHBL Cytochrome b/b6 (bHbL)
    CYTC1 Cytochrome c1
    CYTC554 Tetrahaem cytochrome c554 from Nitrosomonas europaea
    CYTCD1 Cytochrome cd1 nitrite reductase (cytochrome oxidase)
    CYTCI Class I cytochromes c (mitochondrial cyt c, cyt c2, cyt c4, cyt c5, cyt c­554, cyt c6, cyt c8)
    CYTCII Class II cytochromes c (cyt c', cyt c­556)
    CYTCIII Class III cytochromes c (bacterial multihaem cytochromes: cyt c3, cyt c7, HMC)
    CYTCIV Class IV cytochromes c (photosynthetic reaction centre cyt c subunit)
    CYTF Cytochrome f
    FPBPEROXIDASE Fungal, plant and bacterial haem peroxidases (yeast cytochrome c peroxidase, ascorbate peroxidase, bacterial catalase­peroxidases, lignin peroxidase, manganese peroxidase, secretory plant peroxidases)
    GLOBINS Globins
    HAEMCPO Haem chloroperoxidase
    HAO Hydroxylamine oxidoreductase
    NITROPHORIN Nitrophorins
    NOS Nitric oxide synthases
    P450 P450 proteins
    SIROHAEM Sirohaem-Fe4S4 enzymes (including sulphite reductases and assimilatory nitrite reductases)

    HET groups in PDB (at BSM)

    HET group Description Formula
    CLN
    Sulphur­substituted protoporphyrin IX C34H30N4O4SFe2+/3+
    COH
    Cobalt­substituted protoporphyrin IX C34H32N4O4Co2+
    DHE
    Haem d1 C34H32N4O10Fe2+/3+
    HE6
    6,7­Dicarboxylhaemin C28H24N4O4Fe2+/3+
    HEA
    Haem a C49H62N4O6Fe2+/3+
    HEC
    Haem c C34H34N4O4Fe2+/3+
    HEM
    Iron·protoporphyrin IX C34H32N4O4Fe2+/3+
    PP9
    Protoporphyrin IX C34H34N4O4
    POR
    Iron(III)·porphyrin C20H12N4Fe3+
    SRM
    Sirohaem C42H42N4O16Fe2+/3+

    Haem proteins in 3­D databases

    Haem type Protein class / family
    Haem a

    Haem b

    Haem c

    Sirohaem

    References

    1. Cowan, J.A. (1993) Inorganic Biochemistry: An Introduction. VCH Publishers, New York.
    2. Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry (NC­IUB) (1991) Nomenclature of electron­transfer proteins. Recommendations 1989. Eur. J. Biochem. 200, 599-611.
    3. Prince, R.C. and George, G.N. (1995) Cytochrome f revealed. Trends Biochem. Sci. 20, 217-218.
    4. Andersson, L.A. and Dawson, L.A. (1991) EXAFS spectroscopy of heme­containing oxygenases and peroxidases. Structure and Bonding 64, 1-40.
    General references on haem proteins
    Heme and Iron Metabolism