Melanotransferrin

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Antigen p97 (melanoma associated) identified by monoclonal antibodies 133.2 and 96.5
Identifiers
SymbolsMFI2; CD228; MAP97; MTF1
External IDsOMIM: 155750 MGI: 1353421 HomoloGene: 133257 GeneCards: MFI2 Gene
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez424130060
EnsemblENSG00000163975ENSMUSG00000022780
UniProtP08582Q9R0R1
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_005929NM_013900.2
RefSeq (protein)NP_005920NP_038928.1
Location (UCSC)Chr 3:
196.72 – 196.76 Mb
Chr 16:
31.88 – 31.9 Mb
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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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