Hepcidin (HAMP)

Homo sapiens — UniProt P81172

Gene: HAMPHomo sapiensSwissProt reviewed

About Hepcidin

Hepcidin (HAMP) is a protein from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession P81172, 84 residues long. MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and 678 disease associations.

Target properties

Protein nameHepcidin
UniProt accessionP81172
GeneHAMP
OrganismHomo sapiens
Length84 residues
Molecular weight—
EC numbers—
Target classUNCLASSIFIED
Subcellular location—
Keywords—

Druggability

Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug

Druggability tierMEDIUM
Druggability score—
Pocket score—
Max clinical phase—

Disease associations (678)

Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).

  • hemochromatosis type 2B · score 0.79
  • hemochromatosis type 2 · score 0.46
  • hereditary hemochromatosis · score 0.45
  • neurodegenerative disease · score 0.32
  • erythrocyte count · score 0.19
  • mean corpuscular volume · score 0.18
  • mean corpuscular hemoglobin · score 0.18
  • genetic disorder · score 0.17
  • Red cell distribution width · score 0.17
  • mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration · score 0.13

3D Structure (1)

Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.

StructureSourceMethodMean pLDDTResolution (Å)
AF-P81172-F1alphafoldPREDICTED63.02—

Amino-acid sequence (84 residues)

MALSSQIWAA CLLLLLLLAS LTSGSVFPQQ TGQLAELQPQ DRAGARASWM PMFQRRRRRD THFPICIFCC GCCHRSKCGM CCKT

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Quick facts

UniProtP81172
GeneHAMP
OrganismHomo sapiens
Length84
Binders0
Diseases678
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