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BMP type II receptors have redundant roles in the regulation of hepatic hepcidin gene expression and iron metabolism.
Blood - 25 Sept 2014
Mayeur Claire, Leyton Patricio A, Kolodziej Starsha A, Yu Binglan, Bloch Kenneth D
Abstract excerpt
Expression of hepcidin, the hepatic hormone controlling iron homeostasis, is regulated by bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling. We sought to identify which BMP type II receptor expressed in hepatocytes, ActR2a or BMPR2, is responsible for regulating hepcidin gene expression. We studied Bmpr2 heterozygous mice (Bmpr2(+/-)), mice with hepatocyte-specific deficiency of BMPR2, mice with global deficiency of...
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