FTH1,FTH,FTHL6,OK/SW-cl.84,PIG15,Ferritin heavy chain,Ferritin H subunit,Cell proliferation-inducing gene 15 protein
Cell localization:Cytoplasm.This gene encodes the heavy subunit of ferritin, the major intracellµLar iron storage protein in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It is composed of 24 subunits of the heavy and light ferritin chains. Variation in ferritin subunit composition may affect the rates of iron uptake and release in different tissues. A major function of ferritin is the storage of iron in a soluble and nontoxic state. Defects in ferritin proteins are associated with several neurodegenerative diseases. This gene has mµLtiple pseudogenes. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed, but their biological validity has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, JµL 2008],
