Gene Symbol | TFRC |
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Entrez Gene | 7037 |
Alt Symbol | CD71, T9, TFR, TFR1, TR, TRFR, p90 |
Species | Human |
Gene Type | protein-coding |
Description | transferrin receptor |
Other Description | transferrin receptor (p90, CD71)|transferrin receptor protein 1 |
Swissprots | Q9UDF9 Q1HE24 Q9UCN0 Q59G55 Q9UCU5 D3DXB0 P02786 Q9UK21 |
Accessions | AAF04564 ABF47088 EAW53670 EAW53671 EAW53672 EAW53673 P02786 AB209254 BAD92491 AK291723 BAF84412 AK294758 BAH11872 AK309923 BC001188 AAH01188 BX537966 CAD97930 CK724857 DA460386 DQ892859 ABM83785 DQ896108 ABM87107 DT219054 M11507 AAA61153 X01060 CAA25527 XM_011513112 XP_011511414 NM_001128148 NP_001121620 NM_003234 NP_003225 |
Function | Cellular uptake of iron occurs via receptor-mediated endocytosis of ligand-occupied transferrin receptor into specialized endosomes. Endosomal acidification leads to iron release. The apotransferrin-receptor complex is then recycled to the cell surface with a return to neutral pH and the concomitant loss of affinity of apotransferrin for its receptor. Transferrin receptor is necessary for development of erythrocytes and the nervous system (By similarity). A second ligand, the heditary hemochromatosis protein HFE, competes for binding with transferrin for an overlapping C-terminal binding site. {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000269|PubMed:3568132}. |
Subcellular Location | Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17081065}; Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17081065}. Melanosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17081065}. Note=Identified by mass spectrometry in melanosome fractions from stage I to stage IV. |
Top Pathways | Hematopoietic cell lineage, Endocytosis, Phagosome |