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GENE AND PROTEIN SUMMARY

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Gene name

FTH1

Description

ferritin, heavy polypeptide 1

Protein class

Candidate cancer biomarkers, Candidate cardiovascular disease genes, Enzymes, Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT, Plasma proteins, Potential transmembrane proteins

Protein evidence

Medium

Entrez gene summary

This gene encodes the heavy subunit of ferritin, the major intracellular 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 multiple pseudogenes. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed, but their biological validity has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

External links

Ensembl, UniProt, Entrez gene, neXtProt, Antibodypedia

No of splice variants

9 in total
1 with predicted TM region
0 with predicted signal peptide

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION SUMMARY

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Main location(s)

Cytoskeleton (Microtubules)

Additional location(s)

 

Staining summary

Staining of cytoskeleton (micro tubules) in all three cell lines.

Reliability (Single)

Antibodies in assay

CAB008623
 

NORMAL TISSUE & ORGAN SUMMARY

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Expression summary

Cytoplasmic expression at variable levels in several different cell types. Nuclear expression in glial cells. Caution: Based on antibodies targeting proteins from multiple genes.

Tissue specificity

Expressed in 46 out of 83 cell types

Reliability (APE)

Low

Antibodies in assay

CAB008623, HPA043650
 

Organ

No of cell types

Protein expression

CNS (brain) 11
Hematopoietic (blood) 8
Liver and pancreas 5
Digestive (GI-tract) 13
Respiratory (lung) 4
Cardiovascular 1
Female tissues 13
Placenta 2
Male tissues 5
Urinary tract (kidney) 3
Skin and soft tissues 15
Endocrine tissues 3

Level of annotated protein expression





High
Medium
Low
None

CANCER TISSUE SUMMARY

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Staining summary

Antibody staining in 58% of the cancers

Antibodies in assay

CAB008623, HPA043650
 

Tissue

Cancer staining

Protein
expression of
normal tissue

Breast cancer
 
Carcinoid
 
Cervical cancer
 
 
Colorectal cancer
 
 
Endometrial cancer
 
 
Glioma
 
Head and neck cancer
 
 
Liver cancer
 
 
Lung cancer
 
 
Lymphoma
 
 
 

Tissue

Cancer staining

Protein
expression of
normal tissue

Melanoma
 
Ovarian cancer
 
Pancreatic cancer
 
Prostate cancer
 
Renal cancer
 
Skin cancer
 
Stomach cancer
 
 
Testis cancer
 
Thyroid cancer
 
Urothelial cancer
 

Level of antibody staining





Strong
Moderate
Weak
Negative

CELL LINE SUMMARY

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RNA evidence

High
 

Cell line

Cell origin

RNA abundance

IH staining

IF intensity

CAB008623

HPA043650

CAB008623

A-431 Skin High
Strong
A-549 Lung High
CACO-2 Colon High

-

HEK 293 Embryonal kidney High
HeLa Cervix High
Hep-G2 Liver High
MCF-7 Pleural effusion High
PC-3 Bone marrow High
RT-4 Urinary bladder High
U-2 OS Bone High
Strong
U-251 MG Brain High
Strong

ANTIBODY SUMMARY

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Antibody

Clonality

Validation

Also mapped to

CAB008623 pAb
HPA043650 pAb
FTMT (81%)