Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
30061
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Solute carrier family 40 member 1
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
SLC40A1
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
FPN, FPN1, HFE4, IREG1, MST079, MSTP079, MTP1, SLC11A3
Disease Acronyms (UniProt) Disease acronyms from UniProt database
HFE4
Chromosome Chromosome number
2
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
2q32.2
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
The protein encoded by this gene is a cell membrane protein that may be involved in iron export from duodenal epithelial cells. Defects in this gene are a cause of hemochromatosis type 4 (HFE4). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs28939076 G>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs104893662 T>A,C,G Uncertain-significance, pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs104893663 T>A,C Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs104893664 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs104893670 C>A,T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, synonymous variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT054252 hsa-miR-485-3p Luciferase reporter assay, QRTPCR, Western blot 23593016
MIRT1363975 hsa-miR-1283 CLIP-seq
MIRT1363976 hsa-miR-34c-3p CLIP-seq
MIRT1363977 hsa-miR-4276 CLIP-seq
MIRT1363978 hsa-miR-4302 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005381 Function Iron ion transmembrane transporter activity IBA 21873635
GO:0005381 Function Iron ion transmembrane transporter activity IMP 12091367
GO:0005381 Function Iron ion transmembrane transporter activity ISS
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 20817278, 24867889
GO:0005654 Component Nucleoplasm IDA
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
604653 10909 ENSG00000138449
Protein
UniProt ID Q9NP59
Protein name Ferroportin (Ferroportin-1) (Iron-regulated transporter 1) (Solute carrier family 40 member 1)
Protein function Transports Fe(2+) from the inside of a cell to the outside of the cell, playing a key role for maintaining systemic iron homeostasis (PubMed:15692071, PubMed:22178646, PubMed:22682227, PubMed:24304836, PubMed:29237594, PubMed:29599243, PubMed:30
PDB 6W4S , 6WBV , 8BZY , 8C02 , 8C03 , 8DL6 , 8DL7 , 8DL8
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF06963 FPN1 22 531 Ferroportin1 (FPN1) Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Detected in erythrocytes (at protein level) (PubMed:23219802). Expressed in placenta, intestine, muscle and spleen (PubMed:10747949). Highly expressed in mature red blood (PubMed:29599243). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10747949, ECO:0000269|Pub
Sequence
Sequence length 571
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG   Reactome
  Hormone signaling
Ferroptosis
Mineral absorption
  Metal ion SLC transporters
Defective SLC40A1 causes hemochromatosis 4 (HFE4) (macrophages)
Defective CP causes aceruloplasminemia (ACERULOP)
Defective SLC40A1 causes hemochromatosis 4 (HFE4) (duodenum)
Iron uptake and transport
Associated diseases Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Causal
Disease term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Anemia Anemia rs118204044, rs118204045, rs118204046, rs121918330, rs869320719, rs869312029, rs121918332, rs869320724, rs767094129, rs786205058, rs786205059, rs137853119, rs137853120, rs137853121, rs1384933966
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16434484
Arthritis Degenerative polyarthritis rs1594890601, rs1594882933, rs184370809, rs776489319, rs1594883470
Autism Autistic Disorder rs121964908, rs62643608, rs181327458, rs797046134, rs869312704, rs1555013332, rs876657679, rs1057518999, rs1057518658, rs771827120, rs1555187899, rs773080572, rs753871454, rs1684130791, rs1684180699
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15446388
Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathies rs267607003, rs267607002, rs267607004, rs63750743, rs121908333, rs121908334, rs104894655, rs121434420, rs121434421, rs193922674, rs111517471, rs121908987, rs193922384, rs121909374, rs121909377
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Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Cirrhosis Cirrhosis ClinVar
Endometriosis Endometriosis 20864642 ClinVar
Iron overload Iron Overload 17052926 ClinVar
Restless Legs Syndrome Restless Legs Syndrome GWAS
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
3 Hydroxy 3 Methylglutaryl CoA Lyase Deficiency Associate 38098073
Anemia Associate 20460119
Arthritis Rheumatoid Inhibit 29096690
Breast Neoplasms Associate 21875943, 37728703
Carcinoma Associate 34001107
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 34001107
Carcinoma Renal Cell Associate 35646516
Cataract Associate 27629970
Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury Associate 33673803
Chronic Disease Associate 19958990