P20059
Hemopexin
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot protein
Short name | HEMO_RAT |
Length | 460 amino acids |
Species | Rattus norvegicus (Rat) |
Proteome | UP000002494 |
Gene | Hpx |
Function | Binds heme and transports it to the liver for breakdown and iron recovery, after which the free hemopexin returns to the circulation |
Family membership |
Entry matches to this protein
Representative families
Representative domains
Metal binding sites
METAL: Iron (heme 2 axial ligand).
METAL: Iron (heme 1 axial ligand).
CARBOHYD: N-linked (GlcNAc...) asparagine.
PIRSR
METAL: Calcium 4; via carbonyl oxygen.
METAL: Calcium 5; via carbonyl oxygen.
MOD_RES: Phosphotyrosine; by PKDCC.
phobius: SIGNAL_PEPTIDE_N_REGION
phobius: SIGNAL_PEPTIDE
phobius: SIGNAL_PEPTIDE_H_REGION
phobius: SIGNAL_PEPTIDE_C_REGION
phobius: NON_CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN
signalp e: SignalP-noTM
signalp g+: SignalP-TM
tmhmm: TMhelix
InterPro GO terms
molecular function
cellular component
- None
Panther GO terms
PTHR22917:SF9
biological process
- None
molecular function
- None