{"symbol":"TFRC","synonyms":["IMD46","TFR","TFR1","TRFR","CD71"],"name":"transferrin receptor","description":"This gene encodes a cell surface receptor necessary for cellular iron uptake by the process of receptor-mediated endocytosis. This receptor is required for erythropoiesis and neurologic development. Multiple alternatively spliced variants have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":7037,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/7037","proteins":[{"symbol":"TFR1_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/TFR1_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"CD molecules (CD)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/CD+molecules+%28CD%29"}]}