Molecular characterization of hepcidin gene from mud loach (Misgurnus mizolepis; Cypriniformes).

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The gene encoding hepcidin, an antimicrobial peptide, was isolated and characterized in the mud loach Misgurnus mizolepis (Cypriniformes). Mud loach hepcidin shows a considerable degree of structural homology to other vertebrate hamp1 orthologues at both the gene and protein levels, particularly with respect to its tripartite genomic organization, typical transcription-factor-binding motifs in its promoter, and...

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