HEPH (hephaestin)
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Gene
Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
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| Entrez ID | 9843 |
| Gene name | Hephaestin |
| Gene symbol | HEPH |
| Synonyms (NCBI Gene) |
CPLHp
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| Chromosome | X |
| Chromosome location | Xq12 |
| Summary | This gene encodes a member of the multicopper oxidase protein family. The encoded protein is involved in the transport of dietary iron from epithelial cells of the intestinal lumen into the circulatory system, and may be involved in copper transport and h |
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miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Transcription factors
Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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Other IDs
Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
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Protein
Protein information from UniProt database.
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UniProt ID
Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
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Q9BQS7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Protein name | Hephaestin (Hp) (EC 1.16.3.1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Protein function | Plasma membrane ferroxidase that mediates the extracellular conversion of ferrous/Fe(2+) iron into its ferric/Fe(3+) form. Couples ferroportin which specifically exports ferrous/Fe(2+) iron from cells to transferrin that only binds and shuttles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family and domains |
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| Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by intestinal absorptive cells (at protein level) (PubMed:17486601). Also detected in breast, colon, bone trabecular cells and fibroblasts (PubMed:11932491). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11932491, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17486601}. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sequence |
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| Sequence length | 1158 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interactions | View interactions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pathways
Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
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Associated diseases
Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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