ftn-2 encodes one of two C. elegans ferritin heavy chain homologs; loss of ftn-2 activity via deletion mutation results in slightly lower brood sizes and, under iron stress conditions, slightly faster growth from the L4 to adult stage of development, and slightly reduced lifespan; an ftn-2::gfp reporter fusion is expressed in diverse tissues, including the pharynx, intestine, and hypodermis, and its expression, along with that of ftn-2 mRNA, does not appear to change significantly under iron stress conditions.
Enables identical protein binding activity. Involved in defense response to Gram-positive bacterium. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Expressed in body wall musculature and hypodermis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including hemochromatosis type 5; hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome; and neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 3. Is an ortholog of human FTMT (ferritin mitochondrial).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.