a proton-coupled divalent metal ion transporter; homologous with NRAMP2 transporters; involved in iron transport; has been sequenced; GenBank AF215637 and AF216834
Also Known As:
ferroportin; solute carrier family 40 (iron-regulated transporter), member 1; FPN1 protein, human; IREG1 protein, human; MTP1 protein, human; SLC11A3 protein, human; SLC40A1 protein, human; Slc11a3 protein, mouse; Slc40a1 protein, mouse; ferroportin1 protein; ferroportin1, mouse; metal transporting protein 1, mouse; solute carrier family 40 (iron-regulated transporter), member 1, human; solute carrier family 40 (iron-regulated transporter), member 1, mouse