HEPH (hephaestin)
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Entrez ID
Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
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9843 |
Gene name
Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
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Hephaestin |
Gene symbol
Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
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HEPH |
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
Gene synonyms aliases
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CPL, Hp |
Chromosome
Chromosome number
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X |
Chromosome location
Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
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Xq12 |
Summary
Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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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 |
miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
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Other IDs
Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
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Protein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UniProt ID | 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 |
Pfam
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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 |
Pathways
Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
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