NCBI Accession #
NP_181559.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_129588.5
NCBI Official Full Name
ferritin 4
NCBI Official Symbol
FER4
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATFER4; ferritin 4; T7M7.6
NCBI Protein Information
ferritin 4
NCBI Summary
Encodes FERRITIN 4, AtFER4. 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. Localize to mitochondria. Knock out mutants are not sensitive to abiotic stress.
UniProt Protein Name
Ferritin-4, chloroplastic
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9S756
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q8WHW5
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9S756
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 .