SLC40: The basolateral iron transporter family
Human Gene Name	Protein Name	Aliases	Predominant Substrates	Transport type /Coupling ions ^*)	Tissue distribution and cellular/ subcellular expression		Link to disease ^#)	Human gene locus	Sequence Accession ID	Splice variants and their specific features
SLC40A1	IREG1	Ferroportin, MTP1	Ferrous iron	Facilitated?	Basolateral membrane in duodenum, spleen red pulp macrophages plasma membrane, liver kupffer cells PM, Placenta, kidney		Type 4 haemochromatosis N144H A77D Val 162 deletion G490D	2q32	NM_014585	Possible pseudogene ch 7 (near 7p15) NT_007819.10
*) C: Cotransporter E: Exchanger F: Facilitated transporter O: Orphan transporter						#) A: Acquired defect G: Genetic defect P: Pseudogene

References:

Original version of the SLC table:

McKie AT, Barlow DJ. The SLC40 basolateral iron transporter family (IREG1/ferroportin/MTP1). Pflugers Arch. 2004 Feb;447(5):801-6.