| Gene Symbol | SLC11A2 |
| Full Name | Solute Carrier Family 11 Member 2 (Divalent Metal Transporter 1, DMT1) |
| Chromosome | 12q13.12 |
| Protein Type | Transporter |
| Function | Divalent metal ion transport |
| Primary Expression | Duodenum, Brain, Kidney, Bone marrow |
| Amino Acids | 561 aa |
| UniProt ID | P49281 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 4891 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000124317 |
| GeneCards | SLC11A2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | SLC11A2 |
| Intestinal absorption | Mediates Fe2+ uptake from the gut lumen into duodenal enterocytes |
| Iron recycling | Facilitates iron release from macrophages during erythrocyte recycling |
| Transferrin-independent uptake | Provides an alternative pathway for cellular iron acquisition |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
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