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Facts about Transferrin receptor protein 2.
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Human | |
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Gene Name: | TFR2 |
Uniprot: | Q9UP52 |
Entrez: | 7036 |
Belongs to: |
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peptidase M28 family |
HFE3; HFE3transferrin receptor protein 2; MGC126368; TfR2; TFRC2; transferrin receptor 2
Mass (kDA):
88.755 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 7q22.1 |
Sequence: | 7; NC_000007.14 (100620416..100641552, complement) |
Predominantly expressed in liver. While the alpha form is also expressed in spleen, lung, muscle, prostate and peripheral blood mononuclear cells, the beta form is expressed in all tissues tested, albeit weakly.
Cell membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein.; [Isoform Beta]: Cytoplasm. Lacks the transmembrane domain. Probably intracellular.
PMID: 10409623 by Kawabata H., et al. Molecular cloning of transferrin receptor 2: a new member of the transferrin receptor-like family.
PMID: 9799793 by Gloeckner G., et al. Large-scale sequencing of two regions in human chromosome 7q22: analysis of 650 kb of genomic sequence around the EPO and CUTL1 loci reveals 17 genes.