iron ion transmembrane transporter activity

I. Literature review

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Nameiron ion transmembrane transporter activity
IDGO_0005381
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Molecular function

Alternative ID

GO:0005382, GO:0016033, GO:0097689

Exact synonym

iron cation channel activity, iron channel activity, iron transporter activity, transmembrane iron ion permease activity, transmembrane iron permease activity

Description

Enables the transfer of iron (Fe) ions from one side of a membrane to the other.

Related synonym

multicopper ferroxidase iron transport mediator activity, zinc, iron permease activity

Comment

An example of this is mouse ferroportin (UniProtKB:Q9JHI9), which transports iron out of the cell.

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