Ferroportin
BE0009856ProteinHumansSLC40A1
Transports Fe(2+) from the inside of a cell to the outside of the cell, playing a key role for maintaining systemic iron homeostasis (PubMed:15692071, PubMed:22178646, PubMed:22682227, PubMed:24304836, PubMed:29237594, PubMed:29599243, PubMed:30247984). It is acted on by 7 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- SLC40A1
- UniProtKB entry
- Q9NP59Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cell membrane
- Residues / weight
- 571 residues · 62,542 Da
- Also known as
- Ferroportin-1 · FPN · FPN1 · IREG1 · Iron-regulated transporter 1
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 03, 2024
Which approved drugs act on Ferroportin, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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