ansferrin receptor protein 1, TFRC, CD 71, CD71 antigen, p90, T9, TFR 1, TFR, TFR1, TR, sTfR, Transferrin receptor (p90 CD71), Transferrin Receptor Protein 1, OTTHUMP00000208523, OTTHUMP00000208524, OTTHUMP00000208525, TRFR, TFR1_HUMAN.
This gene encodes a cell surface receptor necessary for cellular iron uptake by the process of receptor-mediated endocytosis. This receptor is required for erythropoiesis and neurologic development. Multiple alternatively spliced variants have been ident