Protein Summary
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. Also plays a role in delivery of iron to cells. Mediates iron uptake in capsule cells of the developing kidney (By similarity). This gene encodes the light subunit of the ferritin protein. Ferritin is 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 this light chain ferritin gene are associated with several neurodegenerative diseases and hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome. This gene has multiple pseudogenes. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
- ENST00000331825
- ENSP00000366525
- ENSG00000087086
- LFTD
- NBIA3
Most Knowledge About | Knowledge Value
(0 to 1 scale) | ||
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gene perturbation | 0.97 | ||
kinase perturbation | 0.97 | ||
transcription factor binding site profile | 0.96 | ||
transcription factor perturbation | 0.94 | ||
disease perturbation | 0.93 | ||
Protein Classes
IDG Development Level Summary
These are targets about which virtually nothing is known. They do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:
Pubmed score: 528.34 (req: < 5)
Gene RIFs: 130 (req: <= 3)
Antibodies: 929 (req: <= 50)
These targets do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:
Pubmed score: 528.34 (req: >= 5)
Gene RIFs: 130 (req: > 3)
Antibodies: 929 (req: > 50)
- OR - satisfy the following criterion:
Gene Ontology Terms: 10
Target has at least one ChEMBL compound with an activity cutoff of < 30 nM - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions
Active Ligand: 0
Target has at least one approved drug - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions
Active Drug: 0