Entrez gene ID | | 48 |
Official gene symbol | | ACO1 |
Full name | | aconitase 1, soluble |
Aliases | | ,ACONS,IREB1,IREBP,IREBP1,IRP1, |
Gene summary | | Aconitase 1, also known as iron regulatory element binding protein 1 (IREB1), is a cytosolic protein which binds to iron-responsive elements (IREs). IREs are stem-loop structures found in the 5' UTR of ferritin mRNA, and in the 3' UTR of transferrin receptor mRNA. The iron-induced binding to the IRE results in repression of translation of ferritin mRNA, and inhibition of degradation of the otherwise rapidly degrading transferrin receptor mRNA. Thus, IREB1 plays a central role in cellular iron homeostasis. It was also shown to have aconitase activity, and hence grouped with the aconitase family of enzymes. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 9 Locus: 9p22-q32|9p21.1 |
Gene position | | 32384601 - 32450834 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 66234 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 100880 |
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