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    HEPH hephaestin [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

    Gene ID: 9843, updated on 3-Apr-2024

    Summary

    Official Symbol
    HEPHprovided by HGNC
    Official Full Name
    hephaestinprovided by HGNC
    Primary source
    HGNC:HGNC:4866
    See related
    Ensembl:ENSG00000089472 MIM:300167; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4866
    Gene type
    protein coding
    RefSeq status
    REVIEWED
    Organism
    Homo sapiens
    Lineage
    Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
    Also known as
    CPL
    Summary
    This gene encodes a member of the multicopper oxidase protein family. The encoded protein is involved in the transport of dietary iron from epithelial cells of the intestinal lumen into the circulatory system, and may be involved in copper transport and homeostasis. In mouse, defects in this gene can lead to severe microcytic anemia. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2013]
    Expression
    Broad expression in small intestine (RPKM 39.0), colon (RPKM 38.6) and 16 other tissues See more
    Orthologs
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    Genomic context

    Location:
    Xq12
    Exon count:
    28
    Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
    RS_2023_10 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) X NC_000023.11 (66162671..66268863)
    RS_2023_10 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) X NC_060947.1 (64590334..64696504)
    105.20220307 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) X NC_000023.10 (65382513..65488705)

    Chromosome X - NC_000023.11Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 4431 Neighboring gene ATXN7L3 pseudogene 1 Neighboring gene eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4B pseudogene 9 Neighboring gene MTFR1 pseudogene 1 Neighboring gene G protein-coupled receptor 165, pseudogene

    Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

    Expression

    • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
    • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
    • BioProject: PRJEB4337
    • Publication: PMID 24309898
    • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

    Bibliography

    GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

    What's a GeneRIF?

    Phenotypes

    EBI GWAS Catalog

    Description
    Genome-wide association study to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with the development of erectile dysfunction in African-American men after radiotherapy for prostate cancer.
    EBI GWAS Catalog

    Pathways from PubChem

    Interactions

    Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

    General gene information

    Markers

    Clone Names

    • KIAA0698

    Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables copper ion binding IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables ferrous iron binding IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables ferroxidase activity IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables oxidoreductase activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    Process Evidence Code Pubs
    involved_in copper ion transport IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in iron ion transport IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in iron ion transport IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    located_in basolateral plasma membrane IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in perinuclear region of cytoplasm IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    is_active_in plasma membrane IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    located_in plasma membrane TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     

    NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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    RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

    These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

    These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

    Genomic

    1. NG_016265.2 RefSeqGene

      Range
      6657..109799
      Download
      GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NM_001130860.6NP_001124332.2  hephaestin isoform c precursor

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (3) contains an alternate 5'-most exon, uses an alternate splice site in the 3' coding region, and initiates translation at a downstream start codon, compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (c) is shorter, compared to isoform a.
      Source sequence(s)
      AL030998, AL157698, KF459144
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS48133.2
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A0C4DG76
      Related
      ENSP00000411687.3, ENST00000441993.7
      Conserved Domains (6) summary
      cd04222
      Location:26208
      CuRO_1_ceruloplasmin; The first cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04224
      Location:377572
      CuRO_3_ceruloplasmin; The third cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04225
      Location:733905
      CuRO_5_ceruloplasmin; The fifth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11021
      Location:223363
      CuRO_2_ceruloplasmin; The second cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11022
      Location:575718
      CuRO_4_ceruloplasmin; The fourth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cl19115
      Location:9201063
      Cupredoxin; Cupredoxin superfamily
    2. NM_001282141.3NP_001269070.2  hephaestin isoform d precursor

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (4) contains an alternate 5'-most exon, lacks three consecutive exons in the central coding region, and initiates translation at a downstream start codon, compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (d) is shorter, compared to isoform a.
      Source sequence(s)
      AL030998, AL157698, KF459144
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS65277.2
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A0C4DG76, E7ES21
      Related
      ENSP00000413211.2, ENST00000419594.6
      Conserved Domains (4) summary
      cd04222
      Location:26208
      CuRO_1_ceruloplasmin; The first cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04225
      Location:541713
      CuRO_5_ceruloplasmin; The fifth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11021
      Location:223363
      CuRO_2_ceruloplasmin; The second cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cl19115
      Location:377720
      Cupredoxin; Cupredoxin superfamily
    3. NM_001367232.3NP_001354161.2  hephaestin isoform a precursor

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (5), as well as variants 6 and 7, encodes isoform e.
      Source sequence(s)
      AL030998, AL157698, KF459144
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS14384.4
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      B1AJX8, D3DVT7, E9PHN8, O75180, Q6UW45, Q9BQS7, Q9C058
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A0C4DG76, Q1HE23
      Conserved Domains (6) summary
      cd04222
      Location:26208
      CuRO_1_ceruloplasmin; The first cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04224
      Location:377572
      CuRO_3_ceruloplasmin; The third cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04225
      Location:733905
      CuRO_5_ceruloplasmin; The fifth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11021
      Location:223363
      CuRO_2_ceruloplasmin; The second cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11022
      Location:575718
      CuRO_4_ceruloplasmin; The fourth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cl19115
      Location:9201063
      Cupredoxin; Cupredoxin superfamily
    4. NM_001367233.3NP_001354162.2  hephaestin isoform a precursor

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (6), as well as variants 5 and 7, encodes isoform e.
      Source sequence(s)
      AL030998, AL157698, KF459144
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS14384.4
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      B1AJX8, D3DVT7, E9PHN8, O75180, Q6UW45, Q9BQS7, Q9C058
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A0C4DG76, Q1HE23
      Related
      ENSP00000343939.2, ENST00000343002.7
      Conserved Domains (6) summary
      cd04222
      Location:26208
      CuRO_1_ceruloplasmin; The first cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04224
      Location:377572
      CuRO_3_ceruloplasmin; The third cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04225
      Location:733905
      CuRO_5_ceruloplasmin; The fifth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11021
      Location:223363
      CuRO_2_ceruloplasmin; The second cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11022
      Location:575718
      CuRO_4_ceruloplasmin; The fourth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cl19115
      Location:9201063
      Cupredoxin; Cupredoxin superfamily
    5. NM_001367234.3NP_001354163.2  hephaestin isoform a precursor

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (7), as well as variants 5 and 6, encodes isoform e.
      Source sequence(s)
      AL030998, AL157698, KF459144
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS14384.4
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      B1AJX8, D3DVT7, E9PHN8, O75180, Q6UW45, Q9BQS7, Q9C058
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A0C4DG76, Q1HE23
      Related
      ENST00000683420.1
      Conserved Domains (6) summary
      cd04222
      Location:26208
      CuRO_1_ceruloplasmin; The first cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04224
      Location:377572
      CuRO_3_ceruloplasmin; The third cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04225
      Location:733905
      CuRO_5_ceruloplasmin; The fifth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11021
      Location:223363
      CuRO_2_ceruloplasmin; The second cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11022
      Location:575718
      CuRO_4_ceruloplasmin; The fourth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cl19115
      Location:9201063
      Cupredoxin; Cupredoxin superfamily
    6. NM_001367236.3NP_001354165.2  hephaestin isoform f precursor

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AL030998, AL157698, KF459144
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A0C4DG76
      Conserved Domains (6) summary
      cd04222
      Location:26208
      CuRO_1_ceruloplasmin; The first cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04224
      Location:377570
      CuRO_3_ceruloplasmin; The third cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04225
      Location:731903
      CuRO_5_ceruloplasmin; The fifth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11021
      Location:223363
      CuRO_2_ceruloplasmin; The second cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11022
      Location:573716
      CuRO_4_ceruloplasmin; The fourth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cl19115
      Location:9181061
      Cupredoxin; Cupredoxin superfamily
    7. NM_001367238.3NP_001354167.2  hephaestin isoform g precursor

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AL030998, AL157698, KF459144
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS94623.1
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A0C4DG76, Q5JZ08
      Related
      ENSP00000398078.2, ENST00000425114.2
      Conserved Domains (5) summary
      cd04222
      Location:26208
      CuRO_1_ceruloplasmin; The first cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04224
      Location:377572
      CuRO_3_ceruloplasmin; The third cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04225
      Location:662834
      CuRO_5_ceruloplasmin; The fifth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11021
      Location:223363
      CuRO_2_ceruloplasmin; The second cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cl19115
      Location:849992
      Cupredoxin; Cupredoxin superfamily
    8. NM_001367239.3NP_001354168.2  hephaestin isoform h precursor

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AL030998, AL157698, KF459144
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A0C4DG76
      Conserved Domains (5) summary
      cd04222
      Location:26208
      CuRO_1_ceruloplasmin; The first cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04224
      Location:377572
      CuRO_3_ceruloplasmin; The third cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04225
      Location:662834
      CuRO_5_ceruloplasmin; The fifth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11021
      Location:223363
      CuRO_2_ceruloplasmin; The second cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cl19115
      Location:849992
      Cupredoxin; Cupredoxin superfamily
    9. NM_001367240.3NP_001354169.2  hephaestin isoform i precursor

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AL030998, AL157698, KF459144
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A0C4DG76
      Related
      ENSP00000396907.2, ENST00000458621.6
      Conserved Domains (5) summary
      cd04222
      Location:26208
      CuRO_1_ceruloplasmin; The first cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04224
      Location:377572
      CuRO_3_ceruloplasmin; The third cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11021
      Location:223363
      CuRO_2_ceruloplasmin; The second cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11022
      Location:575718
      CuRO_4_ceruloplasmin; The fourth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cl19115
      Location:733854
      Cupredoxin; Cupredoxin superfamily
    10. NM_001367241.3NP_001354170.2  hephaestin isoform j precursor

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AL030998, AL157698, KF459144
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A0C4DG76
      Conserved Domains (5) summary
      cd04222
      Location:26208
      CuRO_1_ceruloplasmin; The first cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04224
      Location:377572
      CuRO_3_ceruloplasmin; The third cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11021
      Location:223363
      CuRO_2_ceruloplasmin; The second cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11022
      Location:575718
      CuRO_4_ceruloplasmin; The fourth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cl19115
      Location:733854
      Cupredoxin; Cupredoxin superfamily
    11. NM_001367242.2NP_001354171.1  hephaestin isoform b

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (13), as well as variant 2, encodes isoform b.
      Source sequence(s)
      AL030998, AL157698, KF459144
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS14385.1
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A804HK72
      Conserved Domains (4) summary
      cd04224
      Location:110305
      CuRO_3_ceruloplasmin; The third cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04225
      Location:466638
      CuRO_5_ceruloplasmin; The fifth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11022
      Location:308451
      CuRO_4_ceruloplasmin; The fourth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cl19115
      Location:653796
      Cupredoxin; Cupredoxin superfamily
    12. NM_001367243.3NP_001354172.2  hephaestin isoform k precursor

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AL030998, AL157698, KF459144
      Conserved Domains (3) summary
      cd04222
      Location:26208
      CuRO_1_ceruloplasmin; The first cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11021
      Location:223363
      CuRO_2_ceruloplasmin; The second cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cl19115
      Location:377502
      Cupredoxin; Cupredoxin superfamily
    13. NM_014799.4NP_055614.1  hephaestin isoform b

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_055614.1

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (2) differs in its 5' UTR, and initiates translation at a downstream start codon, compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (b) has a shorter N-terminus, compared to isoform a. Variants 2 and 13 both encode the same isoform (b).
      Source sequence(s)
      AB014598, AL157698, BC011561, CN361718
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS14385.1
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A804HK72
      Related
      ENSP00000337418.5, ENST00000336279.9
      Conserved Domains (4) summary
      cd04224
      Location:110305
      CuRO_3_ceruloplasmin; The third cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04225
      Location:466638
      CuRO_5_ceruloplasmin; The fifth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11022
      Location:308451
      CuRO_4_ceruloplasmin; The fourth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cl19115
      Location:653796
      Cupredoxin; Cupredoxin superfamily
    14. NM_138737.6NP_620074.4  hephaestin isoform a precursor

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (1) encodes the longest isoform (a).
      Source sequence(s)
      AL030998, AL157698, KF459144
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS14384.4
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      B1AJX8, D3DVT7, E9PHN8, O75180, Q6UW45, Q9BQS7, Q9C058
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      Q1HE23
      Related
      ENSP00000430620.2, ENST00000519389.6
      Conserved Domains (6) summary
      cd04222
      Location:26208
      CuRO_1_ceruloplasmin; The first cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04224
      Location:377572
      CuRO_3_ceruloplasmin; The third cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04225
      Location:733905
      CuRO_5_ceruloplasmin; The fifth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11021
      Location:223363
      CuRO_2_ceruloplasmin; The second cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11022
      Location:575718
      CuRO_4_ceruloplasmin; The fourth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cl19115
      Location:9201063
      Cupredoxin; Cupredoxin superfamily

    RNA

    1. NR_159800.1 RNA Sequence

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AL030998, AL157698, KF459144
      Related
      ENST00000684042.1
    2. NR_159801.2 RNA Sequence

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AL030998, AL157698, KF459144
    3. NR_159802.2 RNA Sequence

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AL030998, AL157698, KF459144

    RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2023_10

    The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

    Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Genomic

    1. NC_000023.11 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

      Range
      66162671..66268863
      Download
      GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. XM_047442695.1XP_047298651.1  hephaestin isoform X3

    2. XM_047442694.1XP_047298650.1  hephaestin isoform X2

    3. XM_047442698.1XP_047298654.1  hephaestin isoform X9

    4. XM_011531075.3XP_011529377.1  hephaestin isoform X6

      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A0C4DG76
      Conserved Domains (5) summary
      cd04222
      Location:80262
      CuRO_1_ceruloplasmin; The first cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04224
      Location:431626
      CuRO_3_ceruloplasmin; The third cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11021
      Location:277417
      CuRO_2_ceruloplasmin; The second cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11022
      Location:629772
      CuRO_4_ceruloplasmin; The fourth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cl19115
      Location:787908
      Cupredoxin; Cupredoxin superfamily
    5. XM_011531074.3XP_011529376.1  hephaestin isoform X4

      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A0C4DG76
      Conserved Domains (5) summary
      cd04222
      Location:80262
      CuRO_1_ceruloplasmin; The first cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04224
      Location:431626
      CuRO_3_ceruloplasmin; The third cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04225
      Location:716888
      CuRO_5_ceruloplasmin; The fifth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11021
      Location:277417
      CuRO_2_ceruloplasmin; The second cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cl19115
      Location:9031046
      Cupredoxin; Cupredoxin superfamily
    6. XM_047442697.1XP_047298653.1  hephaestin isoform X8

    7. XM_011531073.4XP_011529375.1  hephaestin isoform X1

      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A0C4DG76
      Conserved Domains (6) summary
      cd04222
      Location:80262
      CuRO_1_ceruloplasmin; The first cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04224
      Location:431626
      CuRO_3_ceruloplasmin; The third cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd04225
      Location:787959
      CuRO_5_ceruloplasmin; The fifth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11021
      Location:277417
      CuRO_2_ceruloplasmin; The second cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cd11022
      Location:629772
      CuRO_4_ceruloplasmin; The fourth cupredoxin domain of Ceruloplasmin
      cl19115
      Location:9741117
      Cupredoxin; Cupredoxin superfamily
    8. XM_017029998.3XP_016885487.1  hephaestin isoform X7

      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A0C4DG76
    9. XM_047442696.1XP_047298652.1  hephaestin isoform X5

    Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Genomic

    1. NC_060947.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

      Range
      64590334..64696504
      Download
      GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. XM_054328224.1XP_054184199.1  hephaestin isoform X3

    2. XM_054328223.1XP_054184198.1  hephaestin isoform X2

    3. XM_054328230.1XP_054184205.1  hephaestin isoform X9

    4. XM_054328227.1XP_054184202.1  hephaestin isoform X6

    5. XM_054328225.1XP_054184200.1  hephaestin isoform X4

    6. XM_054328229.1XP_054184204.1  hephaestin isoform X8

    7. XM_054328222.1XP_054184197.1  hephaestin isoform X1

    8. XM_054328228.1XP_054184203.1  hephaestin isoform X7

    9. XM_054328226.1XP_054184201.1  hephaestin isoform X5