Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 210
Gene name Aminolevulinate dehydratase
Gene symbol ALAD
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ALADHPBGS
Chromosome 9
Chromosome location 9q32
Summary The ALAD enzyme is composed of 8 identical subunits and catalyzes the condensation of 2 molecules of delta-aminolevulinate to form porphobilinogen (a precursor of heme, cytochromes and other hemoproteins). ALAD catalyzes the second step in the porphyrin a
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs1800435 C>G Pathogenic, likely-benign Missense variant, coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant
rs121912980 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant, missense variant
rs121912981 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant, genic downstream transcript variant
rs121912982 G>A Pathogenic, uncertain-significance Downstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant, genic downstream transcript variant
rs121912983 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant, genic downstream transcript variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT021588 hsa-miR-142-3p Microarray 17612493
MIRT050633 hsa-miR-19b-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT527170 hsa-miR-6504-3p PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT527169 hsa-miR-4272 PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT372415 hsa-miR-8063 PAR-CLIP 22012620
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001666 Process Response to hypoxia IEA
GO:0003824 Function Catalytic activity IEA
GO:0003824 Function Catalytic activity TAS 2063868
GO:0004655 Function Porphobilinogen synthase activity IBA
GO:0004655 Function Porphobilinogen synthase activity IDA 8175643, 11032836
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
125270 395 ENSG00000148218
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P13716
Protein name Delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALADH) (EC 4.2.1.24) (Porphobilinogen synthase)
Protein function Catalyzes an early step in the biosynthesis of tetrapyrroles. Binds two molecules of 5-aminolevulinate per subunit, each at a distinct site, and catalyzes their condensation to form porphobilinogen. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11032836, ECO:0000269|PubM
PDB 1E51 , 1PV8 , 5HMS , 5HNR
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00490 ALAD 5 326 Delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase Domain
Sequence
Sequence length 330
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Porphyrin metabolism
Metabolic pathways
Biosynthesis of cofactors
  Heme biosynthesis
Neutrophil degranulation
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Porphobilinogen synthase deficiency Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs121912980, rs121912983, rs749066913, rs2490398166 RCV000018358
RCV000018362
RCV000018364
RCV000018365
RCV003993650
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Acute myeloid leukemia Benign; Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs8177813, rs201135240 RCV005918152
RCV005900475
ALAD*1/ALAD*2 POLYMORPHISM Benign; Likely benign rs1800435 RCV000018360
ALAD-related disorder Likely benign; Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs763163695, rs377534006, rs147065323 RCV003920931
RCV003932509
RCV003914208
Cervical cancer Benign rs8177813, rs201604826 RCV005918154
RCV005907464
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Amnesia Associate 22851944
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Associate 12896855
Anemia Refractory Associate 25955609
Anxiety Disorders Associate 17823382
Brain Neoplasms Associate 16140629, 20798009
Breast Neoplasms Inhibit 28403546
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 35318110
Carcinoma Renal Cell Associate 21799727, 33221754
Cardiovascular Diseases Associate 21293208
Frontotemporal Dementia Associate 25239657