6s61

Structural highlights

Function

[FRIH_MOUSE] Stores iron in a soluble, non-toxic, readily available form. Important for iron homeostasis. Has ferroxidase activity. 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.^[1]

References

1. ↑ Li JY, Paragas N, Ned RM, Qiu A, Viltard M, Leete T, Drexler IR, Chen X, Sanna-Cherchi S, Mohammed F, Williams D, Lin CS, Schmidt-Ott KM, Andrews NC, Barasch J. Scara5 is a ferritin receptor mediating non-transferrin iron delivery. Dev Cell. 2009 Jan;16(1):35-46. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2008.12.002. PMID:19154717 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2008.12.002