The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Ferritin across different species:

ferritin, light polypeptide (FTL), Ferritin 1 heavy chain homologue (Fer1HCH), ferritin light chain (ferritin), ferritin (YPDSF_1340), ferritin (ftnA), ferritin (Ft)

Other aliases include:

MGC71996, 1HCH, BEST:LD36673, FER1, Fer-L, FerHCH, HCH, T21, T9, l(3)00451, l(3)j10B4, DmelCG2216, CG2216, FTL, ferritin, NV13011

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Ferritin:

ferritin, light polypeptide – ferritin L-chain – ferritin L subunit – ferritin light chain – ferritin light polypeptide-like 3 – ferritin 1 heavy chain homologue, isoform A – CG2216-PA – Fer1HCH-PA – ferritin – Ferritin-Light – ferritin subunit 1 – ferritin 1 heavy chain homologue, isoform C – CG2216-PC – Fer1HCH-PC – ferritin 1 heavy chain homologue, isoform D – CG2216-PD – Fer1HCH-PD – ferritin 1 heavy chain homologue, isoform E – CG2216-PE – Fer1HCH-PE – ferritin 1 heavy chain homologue, isoform B – CG2216-PB – Fer1HCH-PB

Ferritin fulfills a number of functions:

ferric iron binding – identical protein binding – oxidoreductase activity – ferrous iron binding – binding – transition metal ion binding

Ferritin is relevant to the following processes:

cellular iron ion homeostasis – iron ion transport – oxidation reduction

Locations for Ferritin:

cytosolic small ribosomal subunit – intracellular ferritin complex – Golgi apparatus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology