ID FRIH_ECHGR Reviewed; 173 AA. AC O46119; DT 25-MAR-2003, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 01-JUN-1998, sequence version 1. DT 13-SEP-2023, entry version 87. DE RecName: Full=Ferritin heavy chain; DE EC=1.16.3.1 {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P02794}; OS Echinococcus granulosus (Hydatid tapeworm). OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Spiralia; Lophotrochozoa; Platyhelminthes; Cestoda; OC Eucestoda; Cyclophyllidea; Taeniidae; Echinococcus; OC Echinococcus granulosus group. OX NCBI_TaxID=6210; RN [1] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA]. RX PubMed=7501636; DOI=10.1007/bf00931498; RA Ersfeld K., Craig P.S.; RT "Cloning and immunological characterisation of Echinococcus granulosus RT ferritin."; RL Parasitol. Res. 81:382-387(1995). CC -!- FUNCTION: Stores iron in a soluble, non-toxic, readily available form. CC Important for iron homeostasis. Has ferroxidase activity. Iron is taken CC up in the ferrous form and deposited as ferric hydroxides after CC oxidation. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P02794}. CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: CC Reaction=4 Fe(2+) + 4 H(+) + O2 = 4 Fe(3+) + 2 H2O; CC Xref=Rhea:RHEA:11148, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, CC ChEBI:CHEBI:15379, ChEBI:CHEBI:29033, ChEBI:CHEBI:29034; EC=1.16.3.1; CC Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P02794}; CC -!- SUBUNIT: Oligomer of 24 subunits. There are two types of subunits: L CC (light) chain and H (heavy) chain. The functional molecule is roughly CC spherical and contains a central cavity into which the insoluble CC mineral iron core is deposited. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P02794}. CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P19130}. CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the ferritin family. {ECO:0000305}. CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC Copyrighted by the UniProt Consortium, see https://www.uniprot.org/terms CC Distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR EMBL; Z31712; CAA83506.1; -; mRNA. DR AlphaFoldDB; O46119; -. DR SMR; O46119; -. DR GO; GO:0005737; C:cytoplasm; IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell. DR GO; GO:0008199; F:ferric iron binding; IEA:InterPro. DR GO; GO:0004322; F:ferroxidase activity; IEA:UniProtKB-EC. DR GO; GO:0006879; P:intracellular iron ion homeostasis; IEA:UniProtKB-KW. DR GO; GO:0006826; P:iron ion transport; IEA:InterPro. DR CDD; cd01056; Euk_Ferritin; 1. DR Gene3D; 1.20.1260.10; -; 1. DR InterPro; IPR001519; Ferritin. DR InterPro; IPR012347; Ferritin-like. DR InterPro; IPR009040; Ferritin-like_diiron. DR InterPro; IPR009078; Ferritin-like_SF. DR InterPro; IPR008331; Ferritin_DPS_dom. DR PANTHER; PTHR11431; FERRITIN; 1. DR PANTHER; PTHR11431:SF75; FERRITIN; 1. DR Pfam; PF00210; Ferritin; 1. DR SUPFAM; SSF47240; Ferritin-like; 1. DR PROSITE; PS50905; FERRITIN_LIKE; 1. PE 2: Evidence at transcript level; KW Cytoplasm; Iron; Iron storage; Metal-binding; Oxidoreductase. FT CHAIN 1..173 FT /note="Ferritin heavy chain" FT /id="PRO_0000201081" FT DOMAIN 6..155 FT /note="Ferritin-like diiron" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00085" FT BINDING 23 FT /ligand="Fe cation" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:24875" FT /ligand_label="1" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00085" FT BINDING 58 FT /ligand="Fe cation" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:24875" FT /ligand_label="1" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00085" FT BINDING 58 FT /ligand="Fe cation" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:24875" FT /ligand_label="2" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00085" FT BINDING 61 FT /ligand="Fe cation" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:24875" FT /ligand_label="1" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00085" FT BINDING 103 FT /ligand="Fe cation" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:24875" FT /ligand_label="2" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00085" FT BINDING 137 FT /ligand="Fe cation" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:24875" FT /ligand_label="2" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00085" SQ SEQUENCE 173 AA; 19845 MW; 604AA139AEC34A53 CRC64; MSLVRQNFHE ECERGINRQI NMELYASYLY LAMSQHFDRD DVALPGFREF FAKASEEERE HAIKLMRYQC GRGGRIVYQD IAKPQTTEWA SGLEAMEMAL KIEREVNESL LALRGVANKN NDSQFCEFLE GEFLGEQVSD IKKLAGYVTN LKRCGPGLGE YIFDKETLQG GEK //