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Designing a Western blot for SLC11A2? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the SLC11A2 Western Blot GuideDesigning an IHC experiment for SLC11A2? The guide has the expected staining pattern, antigen retrieval and fixation, antibodies backed by real IHC images, the tissue controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the SLC11A2 IHC GuideFacts about Natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 2.
Involved in apical iron uptake into duodenal enterocytes. Involved in iron transfer from acidified endosomes into the cytoplasm of erythroid precursor cells.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | SLC11A2 |
| Uniprot: | P49281 |
| Entrez: | 4891 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| NRAMP family |

DCT1; DCT1NRAMP 2; Divalent cation transporter 1; Divalent metal transporter 1; DMT-1; DMT1FLJ37416; member 2; NRAMP2; NRAMP2natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 2; SLC11A2; solute carrier family 11 (proton-coupled divalent metal ion transporters)
Mass (kDA):
62.266 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 12q13.12 |
| Sequence: | 12; NC_000012.12 (50952263..51028335, complement) |
Ubiquitously expressed. Isoform 1 is highly expressed in brain. Isoform 2 is highly expressed in spleen, thymus and pancreas. Isoform 3 and isoform 4 are abundantly expressed in duodenum and kidney.
[Isoform 2]: Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Early endosome.; Endosome membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Mitochondrion outer membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Also found in extracellular vesicles different from exosomes.





PMID: 9464519 by Kishi F., et al. Complete nucleotide sequence of human NRAMP2 cDNA.
PMID: 9790986 by Kishi F., et al. Human natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 2: gene cloning and protein identification.