Protein Name transferrin receptor 2
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 7036
Gene Symbol

TFR2

UniProt Q9UP52 (TFR2_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 31
Total Number of Articles : 136
Description

transferrin receptor 2

Gene Summary

This gene encodes a single-pass type II membrane protein, which is a member of the transferrin receptor-like family. This protein mediates cellular uptake of transferrin-bound iron, and may be involved in iron metabolism, hepatocyte function and erythrocyte differentiation. Mutations in this gene have been associated with hereditary hemochromatosis type III. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, May 2011]

synonyms
  • transferrin receptor protein 2
  • HFE3
  • TFRC2
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Properties