Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a multipass membrane protein that functions as an iron transporter. The encoded protein can reduce both iron (Fe3+) and copper (Cu2+) cations. This protein may mediate downstream responses to p53, including promoting apoptosis. Deficiency in this gene can cause anemia. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015].
UniProt Summary: N/A
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
Ferric reduct
F420 oxidored
GO Terms
cupric reductase activity
iron ion import across cell outer membrane
ferric-chelate reductase (NADPH) activity
copper ion import
iron ion transmembrane transport
copper ion transport
multivesicular body
transferrin transport
iron ion transport
iron ion homeostasis
transition metal ion transport
transition metal ion homeostasis
protein secretion
establishment of protein localization to extracellular region
protein localization to extracellular region
peptide secretion
endosome membrane
endosome
inorganic cation transmembrane transport
cation transmembrane transport
metal ion homeostasis
metal ion transport
inorganic ion transmembrane transport
cation homeostasis
inorganic ion homeostasis
ion homeostasis
cation transport
apoptotic process
ion transmembrane transport
oxidation-reduction process
secretion by cell
export from cell
programmed cell death
cell death
chemical homeostasis
secretion
transmembrane transport
cell cycle
ion transport
protein transport
peptide transport
regulation of apoptotic process
regulation of programmed cell death
amide transport
establishment of protein localization
homeostatic process
regulation of cell death
nitrogen compound transport
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)