Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP01937
Secondary Accession Numbers None
Name Mitoferrin-1
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name SLC25A37
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in iron ion binding
Specific Function Mitochondrial iron transporter that specifically mediates iron uptake in developing erythroid cells, thereby playing an essential role in heme biosynthesis. The iron delivered into the mitochondria, presumably as Fe(2+), is then probably delivered to ferrochelatase to catalyze Fe(2+) incorporation into protoprophyrin IX to make heme (By similarity).
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 8
Locus Not Available
SNPs SLC25A37
Gene Sequence
>516 bp
ATGGAGCTACGCCGCGGCGGCGTAGGGAGCCAGGCTAGGGCGCGCAGGATGGATGGGGAC
AGCCGAGATGGCGGCGGCGGCTGCAAGGACGCCGGGTCGGAGGACTATGAGAACCTGCCG
ACCAGCGCCTCCTTATCCACCCACATGACAGCCGGAGCGATGGCCGGGATCCTGGAGCAC
TCGGTCATGTACCCGGTAGACTCAGTGAAGACACGAATGCAGAGTCTGAATCCAGATCCC
AAAGCCCATTACACAAGTGTCTACGGAGCCCTCAAGAAAATCATACGGACTGAAGGCTTC
TGGAGACCCTTGCGAGGCCTCAACGTGATGATGATGGGCGCGGGGCCAGCCCACGCCATG
TACTTTGCCTGCTACGAAAACATGAAAAGGACTTTAAATGCCGTTTTCCACCACCAGGGG
AACAGCCACCTAGCCAACGGTATTTGCAAGCGTTTGTCTGGAGTTAGAAAGGTCTCTCCT
TCAACAGACCCTTCCCCAGGGTTCTCCTCCCTGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 171
Molecular Weight 18492.0
Theoretical pI 9.89
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • 45-64
  • 105-125
  • 143-163
Protein Sequence
>Mitoferrin-1
MELRRGGVGSQARARRMDGDSRDGGGGCKDAGSEDYENLPTSASLSTHMTAGAMAGILEH
SVMYPVDSVKTRMQSLNPDPKAHYTSVYGALKKIIRTEGFWRPLRGLNVMMMGAGPAHAM
YFACYENMKRTLNAVFHHQGNSHLANGICKRLSGVRKVSPSTDPSPGFSSL
GenBank ID Protein AAI03256.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q3ZBJ8
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name MFRN1_BOVIN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID BC103255
GeneCard ID SLC25A37
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available