Functional diversity of TMPRSS6 isoforms and variants expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines.

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TMPRSS6, also known as matriptase-2, is a type II transmembrane serine protease that plays a major role in iron homeostasis by acting as a negative regulator of hepcidin production through cleavage of the BMP co-receptor haemojuvelin. Iron-refractory iron deficiency anaemia (IRIDA), an iron metabolism disorder, is associated with mutations in the TMPRSS6 gene. By analysing RNA-seq data encoding TMPRSS6 isoforms...

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