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Comparative analysis of mouse hepcidin 1 and 2 genes: evidence for different patterns of expression and co‐inducibility during iron overload 1
8 Apr 2003
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In contrast to the human genome, the mouse genome contains two HEPC genes encoding hepcidin, a key regulator of iron homeostasis. Here we report a comparative analysis of sequence, genomic structure, expression and iron regulation of mouse HEPC genes. The predicted processed 25 amino acid hepcidin 2 peptide share 68% identity with hepcidin 1 with perfect conservation of eight cysteine residues. Both HEPC1 and...
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