FTH1

Name

ferritin heavy chain 1

Type

protein-coding

Position

61,959,718–61,967,640 (−)

Aliases

FHC, FTH, FTHL6, HFE5, NBIA9, PIG15, PLIF

Ensembl

ENSG00000167996

RefSeq RNA

NM_002032.3

RefSeq protein

NP_002023.2

This gene encodes the heavy subunit of ferritin, the major intracellular iron storage protein in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It is composed of 24 subunits of the heavy and light ferritin chains. Variation in ferritin subunit composition may affect the rates of iron uptake and release in different tissues. A major function of ferritin is the storage of iron in a soluble and nontoxic state. Defects in ferritin proteins are associated with several neurodegenerative diseases. This gene has multiple pseudogenes. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed, but their biological validity has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

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ferritin heavy chain 1

Symbol

FTH1

Biotype

Protein coding

Organism

Homo sapiens

Location

11:61,959,718-61,967,640

Strand

Reverse (−)

Assembly

GRCh38

Wikidata facts

Instance of

gene

Image

Protein FTH1 PDB 1fha.png

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