Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables ferritin receptor activity. Involved in several processes, including intracellular iron ion homeostasis; iron ion transmembrane transport; and protein homotrimerization. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to heat. Located in cell surface and plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including eye; gonad; heart; spinal cord; and vertebral pre-cartilage condensation. Orthologous to human SCARA5 (scavenger receptor class A member 5).