Predicted to enable iron ion transmembrane transporter activity. Predicted to be involved in iron ion transmembrane transport. Predicted to be located in membrane. Is expressed in pharynx. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in hemochromatosis type 4. Orthologous to human SLC40A1 (solute carrier family 40 member 1).
WB Description
R09B5.4 is orthologous to the human gene HYPOTHETICAL PROTEIN (SLC11A3; OMIM:604653), which when mutated leads to disease.