Gene:
ferrochelatase (protoporphyria)
Gene ID:
198733
Symbol:
FECH
Species:
1000
Description:
Ferrochelatase is localized to the mitochondrion where it catalyzes the insertion of the ferrous form of iron into protoporphyrin IX in the heme synthesis pathway. Defects in ferrochelatase are associated with protoporphyria. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.