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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000099236
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000099236
Preferred Name

Solute Carrier Family 11, Member 2

Definitions
A cation transport protein that is important in metal transport, particularly iron, in MACROPHAGES. It is important in intestinal iron absorption and supplying iron for ERYTHROCYTES.
Synonyms
DCT1 Transporter
NRAMP2 Protein
Natural Resistance-Associated-Macrophage Protein 2
DMT1 Protein (Iron Transporter)
DMT-1 Transporter
SLC11A2 Protein
Solute Carrier Family 11- (Proton-Coupled Divalent Metal Ion Transporters), Member 2
Divalent Metal Transporter-1
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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