Uniprot ID | P29391 | ||
Protein Name | Ferritin light chain 1 | ||
Gene Name | Ftl1 | ||
Species | Mus musculus (Mouse) |
Signal peptide(a) | N | Secretome P(b) | 0.0 |
Function | 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. . | ||
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