Name | iron ion transmembrane transporter activity |
ID | GO_0005381 |
collection_id | 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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