5-aminolevulinate synthase; catalyzes the first step in the heme biosynthetic pathway; an N-terminal signal sequence is required for localization to the mitochondrial matrix; expression is regulated by Hap2p-Hap3p; has a pyridoxal phosphate cofactor whose insertion is mediated by Mcx1p [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002640]

CYD1, OLE3

Chromosome IV: 927,452-929,098 forward strand.

R64-1-1:BK006938.2

This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant), 303 orthologues and is a member of 2 Ensembl protein families.

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