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General description of the gene and the encoded protein(s) using information from HGNC and Ensembl, as well as predictions made by the Human Protein Atlas project.
Gene namei
Official gene symbol, which is typically a short form of the gene name, according to HGNC.
Assigned HPA protein class(es) for the encoded protein(s).
Disease related genes Enzymes FDA approved drug targets Human disease related genes Plasma proteins Transporters
Predicted locationi
All transcripts of all genes have been analyzed regarding the location(s) of corresponding protein based on prediction methods for signal peptides and transmembrane regions.
Genes with at least one transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, according to prediction methods or to UniProt location data, have been further annotated and classified with the aim to determine if the corresponding protein(s) are secreted or actually retained in intracellular locations or membrane-attached.
Remaining genes, with no transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, will be assigned the prediction-based location(s).
The annotated location overrules the predicted location, so that a gene encoding a predicted secreted protein that has been annotated as intracellular will have intracellular as the final location.
Gene information from Ensembl and Entrez, as well as links to available gene identifiers are displayed here. Information was retrieved from Ensembl if not indicated otherwise.
Chromosome
7
Cytoband
q22.1
Chromosome location (bp)
100620416 - 100642779
Number of transcriptsi
Number of protein-coding transcripts from the gene as defined by Ensembl.
Useful information about the protein provided by UniProt.
Mediates cellular uptake of transferrin-bound iron in a non-iron dependent manner. May be involved in iron metabolism, hepatocyte function and erythrocyte differentiation....show less
Molecular function (UniProt)i
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins due to their particular molecular function.
Receptor
Gene summary (Entrez)i
Useful information about the gene from Entrez
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]...show less
PROTEIN INFORMATIONi
The protein information section displays alternative protein-coding transcripts (splice variants) encoded by this gene according to the Ensembl database.
The Splice variant identifier links to the Ensembl website protein summary for the selected splice variant. The data in the Swissprot and TrEMBL columns links to corresponding pages in the UniProt database.
The protein classes assigned to this protein are shown if expanding the data in the protein class column. Parent protein classes are in bold font and subclasses are listed under the parent class.
The length of the protein (amino acid residues according to Ensembl), molecular mass (kDalton), predicted signal peptide and number of predicted transmembrane region(s) according to in-house majority decision methods based on sets of predictors are also reported.
Q9UP52 [Direct mapping] Transferrin receptor protein 2
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Enzymes Peptidases Metallopeptidases Transporters Predicted membrane proteins Prediction method-based Membrane proteins predicted by MDM MEMSAT3 predicted membrane proteins MEMSAT-SVM predicted membrane proteins Phobius predicted membrane proteins SCAMPI predicted membrane proteins SPOCTOPUS predicted membrane proteins THUMBUP predicted membrane proteins TMHMM predicted membrane proteins # TM segments-based 1TM proteins predicted by MDM Plasma proteins Disease related genes FDA approved drug targets Small molecule drugs Human disease related genes Congenital disorders of metabolism Congenital disorders of ion transport and metabolism Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014) DeepTMHMM predicted membrane proteins
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GO:0004998[transferrin receptor activity] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005737[cytoplasm] GO:0005886[plasma membrane] GO:0006826[iron ion transport] GO:0006879[cellular iron ion homeostasis] GO:0006898[receptor-mediated endocytosis] GO:0006953[acute-phase response] GO:0009897[external side of plasma membrane] GO:0010039[response to iron ion] GO:0016020[membrane] GO:0031410[cytoplasmic vesicle] GO:0033572[transferrin transport] GO:0039706[co-receptor binding] GO:0045807[positive regulation of endocytosis] GO:0045944[positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II] GO:0055072[iron ion homeostasis] GO:0071281[cellular response to iron ion] GO:0090277[positive regulation of peptide hormone secretion] GO:0098794[postsynapse] GO:0099072[regulation of postsynaptic membrane neurotransmitter receptor levels] GO:0140298[endocytic iron import into cell] GO:1903319[positive regulation of protein maturation] GO:1990712[HFE-transferrin receptor complex]