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Neogenin-mediated hemojuvelin shedding occurs after hemojuvelin traffics to the plasma membrane.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 20 Jun 2008
Zhang An-Sheng, Yang Fan, Meyer Kathrin, Hernandez Catalina, Chapman-Arvedson Tara, Bjorkman Pamela J, Enns Caroline A
Abstract excerpt
HFE2 (hemochromatosis type 2 gene) is highly expressed in skeletal muscle and liver hepatocytes. Its encoded protein, hemojuvelin (HJV), is a co-receptor for the bone morphogenetic proteins 2 and 4 (BMP2 and BMP4) and enhances the BMP-induced hepcidin expression. Hepcidin is a central iron regula...
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