Crystal structure of rat heme oxygenase-1 in complex with heme.
Sugishima, M., Omata, Y., Kakuta, Y., Sakamoto, H., Noguchi, M., Fukuyama, K.(2000) FEBS Lett 471: 61-66
- PubMed: 10760513 
- DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(00)01353-3
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1DVE, 1DVG - PubMed Abstract: 
Heme oxygenase catalyzes the oxidative cleavage of protoheme to biliverdin, the first step of heme metabolism utilizing O(2) and NADPH. We determined the crystal structures of rat heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1)-heme and selenomethionyl HO-1-heme complexes. Heme is sandwiched between two helices with the delta-meso edge of the heme being exposed to the surface ...