Hemojuvelin

HJV
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesHJV, HFE2, hemojuvelin BMP co-receptor, HFE2A, hemochromatosis type 2 (juvenile), JH, RGMC
External IDsOMIM: 608374; MGI: 1916835; HomoloGene: 17060; GeneCards: HJV; OMA:HJV - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

148738

69585

Ensembl

ENSG00000168509

ENSMUSG00000038403

UniProt

Q6ZVN8

Q7TQ32

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_027126

RefSeq (protein)

NP_081402

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 146.02 – 146.04 MbChr 3: 96.43 – 96.44 Mb
PubMed search
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Hemojuvelin (HJV), also known as repulsive guidance molecule C (RGMc) or hemochromatosis type 2 protein (HFE2), is a membrane-bound and soluble protein in mammals that is responsible for the iron overload condition known as juvenile hemochromatosis in humans, a severe form of hemochromatosis. In humans, the hemojuvelin protein is encoded by the HFE2 gene. Hemojuvelin is a member of the repulsive guidance molecule family of proteins. Both RGMa and RGMb are found in the nervous system, while hemojuvelin is found in skeletal muscle and the liver.