Biomaterial Database

Identification of Nramp2 as an iron transport protein: another piece of the intestinal iron absorption puzzle. 1998

J C Fleet

University of North Carolina, Greensboro 27412-5001, USA.

Although a number of iron-binding proteins have been identified, the roles for specific proteins in mediating iron absorption have not been definitively assigned. Two recent papers report the identification of an iron transport protein that may be responsible for movement of iron from the intestinal lumen into the enterocyte. Coupled with the recent identification of the protein mutated in hemochromatosis, researchers are now establishing a clearer picture of the mechanism of intestinal iron absorption.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007408	Intestinal Absorption	Uptake of substances through the lining of the INTESTINES.	Absorption, Intestinal
D007501	Iron	A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN.	Iron-56,Iron 56
D008565	Membrane Proteins	Proteins which are found in membranes including cellular and intracellular membranes. They consist of two types, peripheral and integral proteins. They include most membrane-associated enzymes, antigenic proteins, transport proteins, and drug, hormone, and lectin receptors.	Cell Membrane Protein,Cell Membrane Proteins,Cell Surface Protein,Cell Surface Proteins,Integral Membrane Proteins,Membrane-Associated Protein,Surface Protein,Surface Proteins,Integral Membrane Protein,Membrane Protein,Membrane-Associated Proteins,Membrane Associated Protein,Membrane Associated Proteins,Membrane Protein, Cell,Membrane Protein, Integral,Membrane Proteins, Integral,Protein, Cell Membrane,Protein, Cell Surface,Protein, Integral Membrane,Protein, Membrane,Protein, Membrane-Associated,Protein, Surface,Proteins, Cell Membrane,Proteins, Cell Surface,Proteins, Integral Membrane,Proteins, Membrane,Proteins, Membrane-Associated,Proteins, Surface,Surface Protein, Cell
D002352	Carrier Proteins	Proteins that bind or transport specific substances in the blood, within the cell, or across cell membranes.	Binding Proteins,Carrier Protein,Transport Protein,Transport Proteins,Binding Protein,Protein, Carrier,Proteins, Carrier
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D027682	Cation Transport Proteins	Membrane proteins whose primary function is to facilitate the transport of positively charged molecules (cations) across a biological membrane.	Cation Pumps,Cation Pump,Pump, Cation,Pumps, Cation
D033862	Iron-Binding Proteins	Proteins that specifically bind to IRON.	Iron-Binding Protein,Iron Binding Protein,Iron Binding Proteins,Protein, Iron-Binding