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Hemojuvelin N-terminal mutants reach the plasma membrane but do not activate the hepcidin response.
Haematologica - 1 Oct 2008
Pagani Alessia, Silvestri Laura, Nai Antonella, Camaschella Clara
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BACKGROUND: Hemojuvelin is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein, expressed in liver, skeletal muscle and heart. As a co-receptor of bone morphogenetic protein, membrane hemojuvelin positively modulates the iron regulator hepcidin. Mutations of the gene encoding for hemojuvelin cause ju...
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