FECH
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: FECH
- Official Name: ferrochelatase
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 2235
- UniProt: P22830
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is localized to the mitochondrion, where it catalyzes the insertion of the ferrous form of iron into protoporphyrin IX in the heme synthesis pathway. Mutations in this gene are associated with erythropoietic protoporphyria. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. A pseudogene of this gene is found on chromosome 3.[provided by RefSeq, May 2010].
- UniProt Summary: Catalyzes the ferrous insertion into protoporphyrin IX.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 1605
- Expression level (log2 read counts): 4.84