iron ion transmembrane transporter activity [GO_0005381]

Enables the transfer of iron (Fe) ions from one side of a membrane to the other.

iron ion transmembrane transporter activity

ID: GO_0005381

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Enables the transfer of iron (Fe) ions from one side of a membrane to the other.

An example of this is mouse ferroportin (UniProtKB:Q9JHI9), which transports iron out of the cell.

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Synonym Scope Reference
multicopper ferroxidase iron transport mediator activity related synonym
transmembrane iron ion permease activity exact synonym
iron channel activity exact synonym
iron transporter activity exact synonym
transmembrane iron permease activity exact synonym
iron cation channel activity exact synonym
zinc, iron permease activity related synonym