This protein is involved in the initial step of iron uptake by binding hemin, an iron chelatin siderophore that allows the bacteria to extract iron from the environment. Hemin receptor MPRSTSDRFRWSPLSLAIACTLSLAVQAADTSSTQTNSKKRIADTMVVTATGNERSSFEAPMMVTVVEADTPTSETATSATDMLRNIPGLTVTGSGRVNGQDVTLRGYGKQGVLTLVDGIRQGTDTGHLNSTFLDPALVKRVEIVRGPSALLYGSGALGGVISYETVDAADLLLPGQNSGYRVYSAAATGDHSFGLGASAFGRTDDVDGILSFGTRDIGNIRQSDGFNAPNDETISNVLAKGTWRIDQIQSLSANLRYYNNSALEPKNPQTSAASSTNLMTDRSTIQRDAQLKYNIKPLDQEWLNATAQVYYSEVEINARPQGTPEEGRKQTTKGGKLENRTRLFTDSFASHLLTYGTEAYKQEQTPSGATESFPQADIRFGSGWLQDEITLRDLPVSILAGTRYDNYRGSSEGYADVDADKWSSRGAVSVTPTDWLMLFGSYAQAFRAPTMGEMYNDSKHFSMNIMGNTLTNYWVPNPNLKPETNETQEYGFGLRFNDLMMAEDDLQFKASYFDTNAKDYISTGVTMDFGFGPGGLYCKNCSTYSTNIDRAKIWGWDATMTYQTQWFNLGLAYNRTRGKNQNTNEWLDTINPDTVTSTLDVPVANSGFAVGWIGTFADRSSRVSSSGTPQAGYGVNDFYVSYKGQEQFKGMTTTVVLGNAFDKGYYGPQGVPQDGRNAKFFVSYQW 687 hemR HEMR_YEREN