Engineering Approach
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                Target shRNA Lentivirus
                                                             
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    
                                                                        Alternative Names
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                FPN; FPN1; HFE4; MTP1; IREG1; MST079; MSTP079; SLC11A3
                                                             
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    
                                                                        Full Name
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                Solute carrier family 40 member 1
                                                             
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    
                                                                        Introduction
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                The protein encoded by this gene is a cell membrane protein that may be involved in iron export from duodenal epithelial cells. Defects in this gene are a cause of hemochromatosis type 4 (HFE4).
                                                             
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    
                                                                        Applications
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                Induce macrophage polarization into the M1 phenotype; Inhibits tumor growth