Ferritin heavy chain

UniProtKB accession:  A0A7E5WTY7

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UniProtKB description:  Stores iron in a soluble, non-toxic, readily available form. Important for iron homeostasis. Iron is taken up in the ferrous form and deposited as ferric hydroxides after oxidation (By similarity). Ferritin is composed of a heavy (H) chain which is responsible for the oxidation and uptake of ferrous iron, and a light (L) chain which facilitates the nucleation of the ferrihydrite iron core (Probable).