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The molecular circuitry regulating the switch between iron deficiency and overload in mice.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 24 Mar 2006
Mok Henry, Mlodnicka Agnieszka E, Hentze Matthias W, Muckenthaler Martina, Schumacher Armin
Abstract excerpt
Recent positional cloning of the radiation-induced polycythaemia (Pcm) mutation revealed a 58-bp microdeletion in the promoter region of ferroportin 1 (Fpn1), the sole cellular iron exporter identified to date. Here we report a molecular definition of the regulatory mechanisms governing the dynamic changes in iron balance in Pcm heterozygous mice between 3 and 12 weeks of age. Hepatic and/or duodenal response...
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