Hephaestin

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q22676503
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Hephaestin

Summary

Hephaestin is a protein[1]. Hephaestin draws 84 Wikipedia views per month (protein category, ranking #150 of 987).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hephaestin's instance of is recorded as protein[3].
  • Hephaestin is part of Hephaestin[4].
  • Hephaestin is part of Cupredoxin[5].
  • Hephaestin is part of auxiliary protein involved in transmembrane transport[6].
  • Hephaestin is part of membrane protein[7].
  • Hephaestin is part of Multicopper oxidase, type 2, protein family[8].
  • Hephaestin is part of Multicopper oxidase, type 3, protein family[9].
  • Hephaestin is part of Multicopper oxidases, conserved site, protein family[10].
  • Hephaestin is part of Multicopper oxidase, copper-binding site, protein family[11].
  • Hephaestin's Commons category is recorded as Hephaestin[12].
  • Hephaestin comprises Multicopper oxidase, copper-binding site[13].
  • Hephaestin comprises Multicopper oxidase, type 3[14].
  • Hephaestin comprises Multicopper oxidase, type 2[15].
  • Hephaestin comprises Multicopper oxidases, conserved site[16].
  • Hephaestin's molecular function is recorded as oxidoreductase activity[17].
  • Hephaestin's molecular function is recorded as ferrous iron binding[18].
  • Hephaestin's molecular function is recorded as copper ion binding[19].
  • Hephaestin's molecular function is recorded as metal ion binding[20].
  • Hephaestin's molecular function is recorded as ferroxidase activity[21].
  • Hephaestin's molecular function is recorded as oxidoreductase activity, acting on metal ions[22].
  • Hephaestin's molecular function is recorded as ferroxidase activity[23].
  • Hephaestin's molecular function is recorded as oxidoreductase activity[24].
  • Hephaestin's cell component is recorded as perinuclear region of cytoplasm[25].
  • Hephaestin's cell component is recorded as integral component of membrane[26].
  • Hephaestin's cell component is recorded as plasma membrane[27].

Why It Matters

Hephaestin draws 84 Wikipedia views per month (protein category, ranking #150 of 987).[2] Hephaestin has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Hephaestin is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Functional role of the putative iron ligands in the ferroxidase activity of recombinant human hephaestin. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Functional role of the putative iron ligands in the ferroxidase activity of recombinant human hephaestin. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Functional role of the putative iron ligands in the ferroxidase activity of recombinant human hephaestin. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Functional role of the putative iron ligands in the ferroxidase activity of recombinant human hephaestin. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Boghog · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon Homo sapiens
    Instance of
    Encoded by HEPH
    Cell component perinuclear region of cytoplasm, integral component of membrane, plasma membrane +5
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P591]]: 1.16.3.1, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261491|batch #261491]]"
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