2. Gene
  3. Heph - hephaestin Gene

Heph - hephaestin Gene

  • Gene
  • Protein
  • Agent
  • Ortholog
Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID: 117240 | Gene type: protein coding

About Heph

Summary

Predicted to enable copper ion binding activity; ferrous iron binding activity; and ferroxidase activity. Predicted to be involved in iron ion homeostasis and iron ion transport. Predicted to act upstream of or within erythrocyte differentiation. Located in perinuclear region of cytoplasm and plasma membrane. Orthologous to human HEPH (hephaestin). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Heph Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_133304.1 NP_579838.1 hephaestin precursor
Gene Ontology
  • Cellular Component
Cellular Component GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
located in perinuclear region of cytoplasm IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
11891802 RGD
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

hephaestin

Related Agents

Pre-clinical Phase
Bioactive Molecules (3)
Cat. No. Product Name Effect
Purity Rare Diseases
HY-RS06124 HEPH Human Pre-designed siRNA Set A Pre-designed Sets / Unkown
HY-RS18035 Heph Mouse Pre-designed siRNA Set A Pre-designed Sets / Unkown
HY-RS24509 Heph Rat Pre-designed siRNA Set A Pre-designed Sets / Unkown

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Heph NCBI NCBI:9843
Mus musculus Heph NCBI NCBI:15203