ID FRIHA_XENLA Reviewed; 176 AA. AC P49948; DT 01-OCT-1996, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 01-OCT-1996, sequence version 1. DT 27-MAR-2024, entry version 105. DE RecName: Full=Ferritin heavy chain A; DE Short=Ferritin H subunit A; DE EC=1.16.3.1 {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P02794}; DE AltName: Full=Ferritin heavy chain 2; DE AltName: Full=XL2-17; GN Name=fth1-a; OS Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog). OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Amphibia; OC Batrachia; Anura; Pipoidea; Pipidae; Xenopodinae; Xenopus; Xenopus. OX NCBI_TaxID=8355; RN [1] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA]. RX PubMed=1718317; DOI=10.1089/dna.1991.10.571; RA Muller J.-P., Vedel M., Monnot M.-J., Touzet N., Wegnez M.; RT "Molecular cloning and expression of ferritin mRNA in heavy metal-poisoned RT Xenopus laevis cells."; RL DNA Cell Biol. 10:571-579(1991). 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 -!- MISCELLANEOUS: There are three types of ferritin subunits in amphibia: CC L, M and H chains. M and H chains are fast mineralizing; the L chain is CC very slow mineralizing (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}. 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; S64727; AAB20316.1; -; mRNA. DR RefSeq; NP_001084057.1; NM_001090588.2. DR AlphaFoldDB; P49948; -. DR SMR; P49948; -. DR GeneID; 399281; -. DR KEGG; xla:399281; -. DR AGR; Xenbase:XB-GENE-22064562; -. DR CTD; 399281; -. DR Xenbase; XB-GENE-22064562; fth1.2.L. DR OMA; SKEANSW; -. DR OrthoDB; 4611704at2759; -. DR Proteomes; UP000186698; Chromosome 7L. DR Bgee; 399281; Expressed in neurula embryo and 19 other cell types or tissues. 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; IPR014034; Ferritin_CS. DR InterPro; IPR008331; Ferritin_DPS_dom. DR PANTHER; PTHR11431; FERRITIN; 1. DR PANTHER; PTHR11431:SF54; FERRITIN; 1. DR Pfam; PF00210; Ferritin; 1. DR SUPFAM; SSF47240; Ferritin-like; 1. DR PROSITE; PS00540; FERRITIN_1; 1. DR PROSITE; PS00204; FERRITIN_2; 1. DR PROSITE; PS50905; FERRITIN_LIKE; 1. PE 2: Evidence at transcript level; KW Cytoplasm; Iron; Iron storage; Metal-binding; Oxidoreductase; KW Reference proteome. FT CHAIN 1..176 FT /note="Ferritin heavy chain A" FT /id="PRO_0000201078" FT DOMAIN 7..156 FT /note="Ferritin-like diiron" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00085" FT BINDING 24 FT /ligand="Fe cation" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:24875" FT /ligand_label="1" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00085" FT BINDING 59 FT /ligand="Fe cation" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:24875" FT /ligand_label="1" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00085" FT BINDING 59 FT /ligand="Fe cation" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:24875" FT /ligand_label="2" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00085" FT BINDING 62 FT /ligand="Fe cation" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:24875" FT /ligand_label="1" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00085" FT BINDING 104 FT /ligand="Fe cation" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:24875" FT /ligand_label="2" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00085" FT BINDING 138 FT /ligand="Fe cation" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:24875" FT /ligand_label="2" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00085" SQ SEQUENCE 176 AA; 20526 MW; A3C167469B3F3F74 CRC64; MQSQVRQNFH SDCEAAINRM VNMEMYASYV YLSMSYYFDR DDVALHHVAK FFKEQSHEER EHAEKFLKYQ NKRGGRVVLQ DIKKPERDEW GNTLEATQAA LQLEKTVNQA LLDLHKLASD KVDAHLCDFL ESEYLEEQVK AMKQLGDYIT NLKRLGVPQN GMGEYLFDKH TLGESS //