Melanotransferrin

Melanotransferrin
Antigen p97 (melanoma associated) identified by monoclonal antibodies 133.2 and 96.5
Identifiers
Symbols MFI2; CD228; FLJ38863; MAP97; MGC4856; MTF1
External IDs OMIM155750 MGI1353421 HomoloGene4335 GeneCards: MFI2 Gene
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 4241 30060
Ensembl ENSG00000163975 ENSMUSG00000022780
UniProt P08582 Q544J8
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_005929.5 NM_013900.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_005920.2 NP_038928.1
Location (UCSC) Chr 3:
196.72 – 196.76 Mb
Chr 16:
31.88 – 31.9 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Melanotransferrin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MFI2 gene. MFI2 has also recently been designated CD228 (cluster of differentiation 228).

The protein encoded by this gene is a cell-surface glycoprotein found on melanoma cells. The protein shares sequence similarity and iron-binding properties with members of the transferrin superfamily. The importance of the iron binding function has not yet been identified. This gene resides in the same region of chromosome 3 as members of the transferrin superfamily. Alternative splicing results in two transcript variants.[1]

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