| Gene Symbol | FERRITIN |
| Aliases | FERRITINPROTEIN |
| Molecular Weight | ~21 kDa per subunit |
| Length | 183 amino acids per subunit |
| Quaternary Structure | 24-mer shell (12 Heavy + 12 Light typically) |
| Location | Cytosol, nucleus, mitochondria |
| Ferroxidase Center | Converts Fe2+ to Fe3+ for safe storage |
| Iron Core | Can store up to 4500 iron atoms |
| Nanocage Architecture | Hollow sphere allowing iron storage |
| [Neurons](/entities/neurons) | High expression in dopaminergic neurons |
| [Astrocytes](/entities/astrocytes) | Iron storage in glial cells |
| Associated Diseases | Ischemia, Als, Cancer, Ferroptosis, Neurodegeneration, Parkinson |
| KG Connections | 2 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
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