Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 148738
Gene name Hemojuvelin BMP co-receptor
Gene symbol HJV
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
HFE2HFE2AJHRGMC
Chromosome 1
Chromosome location 1q21.1
Summary The product of this gene is involved in iron metabolism. It may be a component of the signaling pathway which activates hepcidin or it may act as a modulator of hepcidin expression. It could also represent the cellular receptor for hepcidin. Two uORFs in
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs28940586 A>C,G Likely-pathogenic, pathogenic Coding sequence variant, 5 prime UTR variant, intron variant, missense variant
rs74315323 C>A Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs74315325 A>T Pathogenic 5 prime UTR variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs74315326 A>G Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs74315327 A>G Pathogenic 5 prime UTR variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant, intron variant
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:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IEA
GO:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II ISS
GO:0005102 Function Signaling receptor binding IPI 18326817, 18335997
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 18335997, 18976966, 19357398, 22728873, 25938661, 32296183
GO:0005615 Component Extracellular space IDA 17938254, 25156943
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
608374 4887 ENSG00000168509
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q6ZVN8
Protein name Hemojuvelin (Hemochromatosis type 2 protein) (Hemojuvelin BMP coreceptor) (RGM domain family member C)
Protein function Acts as a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) coreceptor (PubMed:18976966). Through enhancement of BMP signaling regulates hepcidin (HAMP) expression and regulates iron homeostasis (PubMed:18976966).
PDB 4UI1 , 6Z3L
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF06535 RGM_N 37 226 Repulsive guidance molecule (RGM) N-terminus Family
PF06534 RGM_C 230 389 Repulsive guidance molecule (RGM) C-terminus Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Adult and fetal liver, heart, and skeletal muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14647275}.
Sequence
Sequence length 426
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG 
  TGF-beta signaling pathway  
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
Hemochromatosis type 1 Pathogenic rs74315323, rs121434374 RCV000002462
RCV000002469
Hemochromatosis type 2A Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs782803011, rs1553769745, rs786205063, rs782164742, rs1486905702, rs1652592444, rs1553769690, rs2101986552, rs2101984222, rs2101984042, rs74315323, rs74315324, rs74315326, rs28940586, rs74315327
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RCV005038162
RCV005408880
RCV005038211
RCV002265992
RCV005047637
RCV001794942
RCV001794943
RCV005032100
RCV002250395
RCV002271958
RCV000002461
RCV000002463
RCV000002465
RCV000002466
RCV000002467
RCV000002468
RCV000002470
RCV000002471
RCV005616580
RCV003146720
RCV003236365
RCV005616670
RCV005419651
RCV003988130
RCV005624223
RCV005040495
RCV005040550
RCV003994658
RCV000678040
RCV000722103
RCV001825579
RCV001828937
HJV-related disorder Pathogenic rs74315327 RCV003415628
Juvenile hemochromatosis Pathogenic rs74315323 RCV004017220
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Familial pancreatic carcinoma Benign rs56025621 RCV005893707
Lymphoma Benign rs56025621 RCV005893708
Nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma Benign rs56025621 RCV005893706
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Anemia Stimulate 20713458
Anemia Iron Deficiency Inhibit 20713458
beta Thalassemia Inhibit 16939499
beta Thalassemia Associate 25152992
Brain Neoplasms Associate 19386095
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Inhibit 21863061
Carcinoma Non Small Cell Lung Associate 21170350
Carcinoma Pancreatic Ductal Associate 34258619
Cardiomyopathies Associate 18725184, 20593054, 29743178, 32327622
Cardiomyopathy Dilated Associate 32938653