Q58FL0 · Q58FL0_PENVA

Function

function

Stores iron in a soluble, non-toxic, readily available form. Important for iron homeostasis. Iron is taken up in the ferrous form and deposited as ferric hydroxides after oxidation.

Catalytic activity

GO annotations

all annotationsall molecular functionvirus receptor activitydna bindingrna bindingcytoskeletal motor activitycatalytic activitygtpase activitystructural molecule activitytransporter activitycytoskeletal protein bindinglipid bindingcyclase activityantioxidant activityoxidoreductase activitytransferase activityhydrolase activitylyase activityisomerase activityligase activityprotein tag activitycargo receptor activityhistone bindingprotein folding chaperonetranslation regulator activitynutrient reservoir activityreceptor ligand activitymolecular transducer activitymolecular adaptor activitytoxin activitycell adhesion mediator activitymolecular function regulator activityvirus coreceptor activitycatalytic activity, acting on a proteincatalytic activity, acting on dnacatalytic activity, acting on rnamolecular carrier activitytranscription regulator activitygeneral transcription initiation factor activitymolecular sensor activitymolecular sequestering activityatp-dependent activityother molecular functionall biological processmitotic cell cyclecytokinesiscytoplasmic translationimmune system processmuscle system processcirculatory system processrenal system processrespiratory system processcarbohydrate metabolic processgeneration of precursor metabolites and energydna replicationdna repairdna recombinationchromatin organizationdna-templated transcriptionregulation of dna-templated transcriptiontrna metabolic processprotein foldingprotein glycosylationamino acid metabolic processmodified amino acid metabolic processlipid metabolic processvitamin metabolic processsulfur compound metabolic processintracellular protein transportnucleocytoplasmic transportautophagyinflammatory responsemitochondrion organizationcytoskeleton organizationmicrotubule-based movementperoxisome organizationlysosome organizationchromosome segregationcell adhesionestablishment or maintenance of cell polarityprogrammed cell deathphotosynthesismrna metabolic processsnrna metabolic processvesicle-mediated transportreproductive processdigestive system processsignalingcell differentiationprotein catabolic processextracellular matrix organizationregulatory ncrna-mediated gene silencingtelomere organizationcell junction organizationwound healingribosome biogenesiscilium organizationanatomical structure developmentcell motilitynervous system processendocrine processprotein maturationtransmembrane transportnucleobase-containing small molecule metabolic processhepaticobiliary system processmembrane organizationprotein-containing complex assemblycell wall organization or biogenesisnitrogen cycle metabolic processprotein localization to plasma membranedefense response to other organismdetoxificationmeiotic nuclear divisionmitotic nuclear divisionmitochondrial gene expressioncarbohydrate derivative metabolic processother biological processall cellular componentnuclear chromosomeextracellular regionextracellular spacecell wallnucleusnuclear envelopenucleoplasmchromosomenucleolusmitochondrionlysosomeendosomevacuoleperoxisomeendoplasmic reticulumgolgi apparatuslipid dropletmicrotubule organizing centercytosolribosomecytoskeletonplasma membraneciliumplastidthylakoidexternal encapsulating structureextracellular matrixcytoplasmic vesicleorganelleother cellular component
Cell color indicative of number of GO terms
AspectTerm
Cellular Componentcytoplasm
Molecular Functionferric iron binding
Molecular Functionferrous iron binding
Molecular Functionferroxidase activity
Biological Processintracellular sequestering of iron ion
Biological Processiron ion transport

Keywords

Enzyme and pathway databases

Names & Taxonomy

Protein names

  • Recommended name
    Ferritin
  • EC number

Organism names

Accessions

  • Primary accession
    Q58FL0

Subcellular Location

Structure

Family & Domains

Features

Showing features for domain.

TypeIDPosition(s)Description
Domain7-156Ferritin-like diiron

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the ferritin family.

Family and domain databases

Sequence

  • Sequence status
    Complete
  • Length
    170
  • Mass (Da)
    19,412
  • Last updated
    2005-04-26 v1
  • Checksum
    B30B0E3B95C11584
MASQVRQNYHEDCEASINKQINMELYASYVYLSMAYYFERDDVALPGFAKFFKDSSDEEREHAQIFMKYQNKRGGRIVLQQIAAPSMQEWGTGLEALQAALDLEKQVNQSLLELHGTASGNNDPHLTKLLEDEYLEEQVDSIKKIGDMITKLKRAGPAGLGEYLFDKELH

Sequence databases

Nucleotide SequenceProtein SequenceMolecule TypeStatus
AY955373
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
AAX55641.1
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
mRNA

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