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Fth1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Fth1
  • Name
    ferritin heavy polypeptide 1
  • Synonyms
    FHC, H-ferritin, HFt, MFH
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:95588
    NCBI Gene: 14319
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    15 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr19:9957962-9962462 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 19, 6.23 cM, cytoband A-C
  • Mapping Data
    26 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    191 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_95588
protein coding gene Chr19:9957962-9962475 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0024833
protein coding gene Chr19:7288977-7291366 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0024801
protein coding gene Chr19:6785788-6788208 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0024776
protein coding gene Chr19:7062251-7064640 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0024801
protein coding gene Chr19:6831965-6834385 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0024567
protein coding gene Chr19:6942439-6944859 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0025249
protein coding gene Chr19:7609291-7611680 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0022676
protein coding gene Chr19:7206182-7208535 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0024040
protein coding gene Chr19:6586491-6588924 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0024541
protein coding gene Chr19:7684204-7686593 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0024668
protein coding gene Chr19:6800679-6803068 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0024635
protein coding gene Chr19:6835395-6837784 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0024755
protein coding gene Chr19:7268318-7270707 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0024662
protein coding gene Chr19:7579875-7582264 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0025297
protein coding gene Chr19:7088111-7090500 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0023785
protein coding gene Chr19:6232083-6234641 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0023590
protein coding gene Chr19:6272130-6274553 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0024102
protein coding gene Chr19:6960720-6963140 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    FTH1, ferritin heavy chain 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    FTH1, ferritin heavy chain 1
  • Synonyms
    FHC, FTH, FTHL6, HFE5, NBIA9, PIG15, PLIF
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2495
    neXtProt AC: NX_P02794
    UniProt: P02794

  • Chr Location
    11q12.3; chr11:61959718-61967634 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with human FTH1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    24 phenotypes from 7 alleles in 7 genetic backgrounds
    1 phenotype from multigenic genotypes
    44 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Mice homozygous for disruptions in this gene die as embryos. Mice heterozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit oxidative stress in neurons.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000024661 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 4501 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000235196 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1494 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000158539 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 182 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 1568
      Genomic 7
      cDNA 1556
      Primer pair 1
      Other 4

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-9882, MGI:2141526, MGI:2147632
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 146
      Developmental Gene Expression 15
      Gene Ontology 17
      Phenotypes 44
    • Earliest
      J:9319 Torti SV, et al., The molecular cloning and characterization of murine ferritin heavy chain, a tumor necrosis factor-inducible gene. J Biol Chem. 1988 Sep 5;263(25):12638-44
    • Latest
      J:348950 Wu Q, et al., Ferritin heavy chain supports stability and function of the regulatory T cell lineage. EMBO J. 2024 Apr;43(8):1445-1483

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    last database update
    12/10/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory