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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP01659
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6989
Name Hereditary hemochromatosis protein
Synonyms
  1. HLA-H
Gene Name HFE
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in immune response
Specific Function Binds to transferrin receptor (TFR) and reduces its affinity for iron-loaded transferrin
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
mhc protein complex
mhc class i protein complex
membrane
cell part
macromolecular complex
protein complex
Process
antigen processing and presentation
immune system process
immune response
Cellular Location
  1. Membrane
  2. Single-pass type I membrane protein
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:6
Locus 6p21.3
SNPs HFE
Gene Sequence
>1047 bp
ATGGGCCCGCGAGCCAGGCCGGCGCTTCTCCTCCTGATGCTTTTGCAGACCGCGGTCCTG
CAGGGGCGCTTGCTGCGTTCACACTCTCTGCACTACCTCTTCATGGGTGCCTCAGAGCAG
GACCTTGGTCTTTCCTTGTTTGAAGCTTTGGGCTACGTGGATGACCAGCTGTTCGTGTTC
TATGATCATGAGAGTCGCCGTGTGGAGCCCCGAACTCCATGGGTTTCCAGTAGAATTTCA
AGCCAGATGTGGCTGCAGCTGAGTCAGAGTCTGAAAGGGTGGGATCACATGTTCACTGTT
GACTTCTGGACTATTATGGAAAATCACAACCACAGCAAGGAGTCCCACACCCTGCAGGTC
ATCCTGGGCTGTGAAATGCAAGAAGACAACAGTACCGAGGGCTACTGGAAGTACGGGTAT
GATGGGCAGGACCACCTTGAATTCTGCCCTGACACACTGGATTGGAGAGCAGCAGAACCC
AGGGCCTGGCCCACCAAGCTGGAGTGGGAAAGGCACAAGATTCGGGCCAGGCAGAACAGG
GCCTACCTGGAGAGGGACTGCCCTGCACAGCTGCAGCAGTTGCTGGAGCTGGGGAGAGGT
GTTTTGGACCAACAAGTGCCTCCTTTGGTGAAGGTGACACATCATGTGACCTCTTCAGTG
ACCACTCTACGGTGTCGGGCCTTGAACTACTACCCCCAGAACATCACCATGAAGTGGCTG
AAGGATAAGCAGCCAATGGATGCCAAGGAGTTCGAACCTAAAGACGTATTGCCCAATGGG
GATGGGACCTACCAGGGCTGGATAACCTTGGCTGTACCCCCTGGGGAAGAGCAGAGATAT
ACGTGCCAGGTGGAGCACCCAGGCCTGGATCAGCCCCTCATTGTGATCTGGGAGCCCTCA
CCGTCTGGCACCCTAGTCATTGGAGTCATCAGTGGAATTGCTGTTTTTGTCGTCATCTTG
TTCATTGGAATTTTGTTCATAATATTAAGGAAGAGGCAGGGTTCAAGAGGAGCCATGGGG
CACTACGTCTTAGCTGAACGTGAGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 348
Molecular Weight 40107.7
Theoretical pI 6.57
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • 1-22
Transmembrane Regions
  • 307-330
Protein Sequence
>Hereditary hemochromatosis protein
MGPRARPALLLLMLLQTAVLQGRLLRSHSLHYLFMGASEQDLGLSLFEALGYVDDQLFVF
YDHESRRVEPRTPWVSSRISSQMWLQLSQSLKGWDHMFTVDFWTIMENHNHSKESHTLQV
ILGCEMQEDNSTEGYWKYGYDGQDHLEFCPDTLDWRAAEPRAWPTKLEWERHKIRARQNR
AYLERDCPAQLQQLLELGRGVLDQQVPPLVKVTHHVTSSVTTLRCRALNYYPQNITMKWL
KDKQPMDAKEFEPKDVLPNGDGTYQGWITLAVPPGEEQRYTCQVEHPGLDQPLIVIWEPS
PSGTLVIGVISGIAVFVVILFIGILFIILRKRQGSRGAMGHYVLAERE
GenBank ID Protein 4504377
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q30201
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name HFE_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID NM_000410.3
GeneCard ID HFE
GenAtlas ID HFE
HGNC ID HGNC:4886
References
General References
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  10. Lebron JA, Bennett MJ, Vaughn DE, Chirino AJ, Snow PM, Mintier GA, Feder JN, Bjorkman PJ: Crystal structure of the hemochromatosis protein HFE and characterization of its interaction with transferrin receptor. Cell. 1998 Apr 3;93(1):111-23. [PubMed:9546397 ]
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