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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02076
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 7557
Name Serotransferrin
Synonyms
  1. Beta-1 metal-binding globulin
  2. Siderophilin
  3. Transferrin
Gene Name TF
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in ferric iron binding
Specific Function Transferrins are iron binding transport proteins which can bind two Fe(3+) ions in association with the binding of an anion, usually bicarbonate. It is responsible for the transport of iron from sites of absorption and heme degradation to those of storage and utilization. Serum transferrin may also have a further role in stimulating cell proliferation
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
extracellular region
Function
ion binding
cation binding
metal ion binding
binding
transition metal ion binding
iron ion binding
ferric iron binding
Process
establishment of localization
transport
biological regulation
ion transport
cation transport
metal ion transport
transition metal ion transport
iron ion transport
regulation of biological quality
homeostatic process
chemical homeostasis
ion homeostasis
cellular ion homeostasis
cellular cation homeostasis
cellular di-, tri-valent inorganic cation homeostasis
cellular iron ion homeostasis
Cellular Location
  1. Secreted
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:3
Locus 3q22.1
SNPs TF
Gene Sequence
>2097 bp
ATGAGGCTCGCCGTGGGAGCCCTGCTGGTCTGCGCCGTCCTGGGGCTGTGTCTGGCTGTC
CCTGATAAAACTGTGAGATGGTGTGCAGTGTCGGAGCATGAGGCCACTAAGTGCCAGAGT
TTCCGCGACCATATGAAAAGCGTCATTCCATCCGATGGTCCCAGTGTTGCTTGTGTGAAG
AAAGCCTCCTACCTTGATTGCATCAGGGCCATTGCGGCAAACGAAGCGGATGCTGTGACA
CTGGATGCAGGTTTGGTGTATGATGCTTACTTGGCTCCCAATAACCTGAAGCCTGTGGTG
GCAGAGTTCTATGGGTCAAAAGAGGATCCACAGACTTTCTATTATGCTGTTGCTGTGGTG
AAGAAGGATAGTGGCTTCCAGATGAACCAGCTTCGAGGCAAGAAGTCCTGCCACACGGGT
CTAGGCAGGTCCGCTGGGTGGAACATCCCCATAGGCTTACTTTACTGTGACTTACCTGAG
CCACGTAAACCTCTTGAGAAAGCAGTGGCCAATTTCTTCTCGGGCAGCTGTGCCCCTTGT
GCGGATGGGACGGACTTCCCCCAGCTGTGTCAACTGTGTCCAGGGTGTGGCTGCTCCACC
CTTAACCAATACTTCGGCTACTCGGGAGCCTTCAAGTGTCTGAAGGATGGTGCTGGGGAT
GTGGCCTTTGTCAAGCACTCGACTATATTTGAGAACTTGGCAAACAAGGCTGACAGGGAC
CAGTATGAGCTGCTTTGCCTAGACAACACCCGGAAGCCGGTAGATGAATACAAGGACTGC
CACTTGGCCCAGGTCCCTTCTCATACCGTCGTGGCCCGAAGTATGGGCGGCAAGGAGGAC
TTGATCTGGGAGCTTCTCAACCAGGCCCAGGAACATTTTGGCAAAGACAAATCAAAAGAA
TTCCAACTATTCAGCTCTCCTCATGGGAAGGACCTGCTGTTTAAGGACTCTGCCCACGGG
TTTTTAAAAGTCCCCCCAAGGATGGATGCCAAGATGTACCTGGGCTATGAGTATGTCACT
GCCATCCGGAATCTACGGGAAGGCACATGCCCAGAAGCCCCAACAGATGAATGCAAGCCT
GTGAAGTGGTGTGCGCTGAGCCACCACGAGAGGCTCAAGTGTGATGAGTGGAGTGTTAAC
AGTGTAGGGAAAATAGAGTGTGTATCAGCAGAGACCACCGAAGACTGCATCGCCAAGATC
ATGAATGGAGAAGCTGATGCCATGAGCTTGGATGGAGGGTTTGTCTACATAGCGGGCAAG
TGTGGTCTGGTGCCTGTCTTGGCAGAAAACTACAATAAGAGCGATAATTGTGAGGATACA
CCAGAGGCAGGGTATTTTGCTGTAGCAGTGGTGAAGAAATCAGCTTCTGACCTCACCTGG
GACAATCTGAAAGGCAAGAAGTCCTGCCATACGGCAGTTGGCAGAACCGCTGGCTGGAAC
ATCCCCATGGGCCTGCTCTACAATAAGATCAACCACTGCAGATTTGATGAATTTTTCAGT
GAAGGTTGTGCCCCTGGGTCTAAGAAAGACTCCAGTCTCTGTAAGCTGTGTATGGGCTCA
GGCCTAAACCTGTGTGAACCCAACAACAAAGAGGGATACTACGGCTACACAGGCGCTTTC
AGGTGTCTGGTTGAGAAGGGAGATGTGGCCTTTGTGAAACACCAGACTGTCCCACAGAAC
ACTGGGGGAAAAAACCCTGATCCATGGGCTAAGAATCTGAATGAAAAAGACTATGAGTTG
CTGTGCCTTGATGGTACCAGGAAACCTGTGGAGGAGTATGCGAACTGCCACCTGGCCAGA
GCCCCGAATCACGCTGTGGTCACACGGAAAGATAAGGAAGCTTGCGTCCACAAGATATTA
CGTCAACAGCAGCACCTATTTGGAAGCAACGTAACTGACTGCTCGGGCAACTTTTGTTTG
TTCCGGTCGGAAACCAAGGACCTTCTGTTCAGAGATGACACAGTATGTTTGGCCAAACTT
CATGACAGAAACACATATGAAAAATACTTAGGAGAAGAATATGTCAAGGCTGTTGGTAAC
CTGAGAAAATGCTCCACCTCATCACTCCTGGAAGCCTGCACTTTCCGTAGACCTTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 698
Molecular Weight 77049.2
Theoretical pI 7.13
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • 1-19
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence
>Serotransferrin
MRLAVGALLVCAVLGLCLAVPDKTVRWCAVSEHEATKCQSFRDHMKSVIPSDGPSVACVK
KASYLDCIRAIAANEADAVTLDAGLVYDAYLAPNNLKPVVAEFYGSKEDPQTFYYAVAVV
KKDSGFQMNQLRGKKSCHTGLGRSAGWNIPIGLLYCDLPEPRKPLEKAVANFFSGSCAPC
ADGTDFPQLCQLCPGCGCSTLNQYFGYSGAFKCLKDGAGDVAFVKHSTIFENLANKADRD
QYELLCLDNTRKPVDEYKDCHLAQVPSHTVVARSMGGKEDLIWELLNQAQEHFGKDKSKE
FQLFSSPHGKDLLFKDSAHGFLKVPPRMDAKMYLGYEYVTAIRNLREGTCPEAPTDECKP
VKWCALSHHERLKCDEWSVNSVGKIECVSAETTEDCIAKIMNGEADAMSLDGGFVYIAGK
CGLVPVLAENYNKSDNCEDTPEAGYFAVAVVKKSASDLTWDNLKGKKSCHTAVGRTAGWN
IPMGLLYNKINHCRFDEFFSEGCAPGSKKDSSLCKLCMGSGLNLCEPNNKEGYYGYTGAF
RCLVEKGDVAFVKHQTVPQNTGGKNPDPWAKNLNEKDYELLCLDGTRKPVEEYANCHLAR
APNHAVVTRKDKEACVHKILRQQQHLFGSNVTDCSGNFCLFRSETKDLLFRDDTVCLAKL
HDRNTYEKYLGEEYVKAVGNLRKCSTSSLLEACTFRRP
GenBank ID Protein 339453
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P02787
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name TRFE_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID M12530
GeneCard ID TF
GenAtlas ID TF
HGNC ID HGNC:11740
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