Genome-wide analysis reveals novel genes essential for heme homeostasis in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Heme is a cofactor in proteins that function in almost all sub-cellular compartments and in many diverse biological processes. Heme is produced by a conserved biosynthetic pathway that is highly regulated to prevent the accumulation of heme--a cytotoxic, hydrophobic tetrapyrrole. Caenorhabditis eleg...

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Main Authors: Scott Severance, Abbhirami Rajagopal, Anita U Rao, Gustavo C Cerqueira, Makedonka Mitreva, Najib M El-Sayed, Michael Krause, Iqbal Hamza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2912396?pdf=render