Iron Regulatory Protein 1

Synonyms

ACO1 Protein

Aconitase 1, Soluble

Ferritin Repressor Protein

IRE BP1

IRE-BP1

IRP 1 Protein

IRP-1 Protein

IRP1 Protein

Repressor Protein, Ferritin

Soluble Aconitase 1

A multifunctional iron-sulfur protein that is both an iron regulatory protein and cytoplasmic form of aconitate hydratase. It binds to iron regulatory elements found on mRNAs involved in iron metabolism and regulates their translation. Its RNA binding ability and its aconitate hydrolase activity are dependent upon availability of IRON.