Protein Name melanotransferrin
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 4241
Gene Symbol

MELTF

UniProt P08582 (TRFM_HUMAN), Q53XS6 (Q53XS6_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 138
Total Number of Articles : 175
Description

melanotransferrin

Gene Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a cell-surface glycoprotein found on melanoma cells. The protein shares sequence similarity and iron-binding properties with members of the transferrin superfamily. The importance of the iron binding function has not yet been identified. This gene resides in the same region of chromosome 3 as members of the transferrin superfamily. Alternative splicing results in two transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

synonyms
  • melanotransferrin
  • antigen p97 (melanoma associated) identified by monoclonal antibodies 133.2 and 96.5
  • membrane-bound transferrin-like protein
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Properties