Protein Name | transferrin |
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Organism | Rattus norvegicus |
Gene ID | 24825 |
Gene Symbol | Tf |
UniProt | P12346 (TRFE_RAT) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
457
Total Number of Articles : 867 |
Description |
transferrin |
Gene Summary |
Enables ferric iron binding activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to cAMP; cellular response to follicle-stimulating hormone stimulus; and regulation of nervous system development. Located in basement membrane; cell tip; and extracellular space. Used to study hepatitis. Biomarker of anemia and obesity. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in anemia; atransferrinemia; glucose metabolism disease (multiple); iron deficiency anemia; and restless legs syndrome. Orthologous to human TF (transferrin). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] |
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