NCBI Accession #
NP_191168.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_115467.5
NCBI Official Full Name
ferritin 3
NCBI Official Symbol
FER3
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATFER3; ferritin 3
NCBI Protein Information
ferritin 3
NCBI Summary
Encodes FERRITIN 3, AtFER3. Ferritins are a class of 24-mer multi-meric proteins found in all kingdoms of life. Function as the main iron store in mammals. Evidence suggests that Arabidopsis ferritins are essential to protect cells against oxidative damage, but they do not constitute the major iron pool.
UniProt Protein Name
Ferritin-3, chloroplastic
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9LYN2
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q8WHW6
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9LYN2
UniProt Comments
Stores iron in a soluble, non-toxic, readily available form. Important for iron homeostasis. Has ferroxidase activity. Iron is taken up in the ferrous form and deposited as ferric hydroxides after oxidation .