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Review
. 2008 Apr;7(4):288-90.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2008.03.008.

Iron homeostasis: fitting the puzzle pieces together

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Iron homeostasis: fitting the puzzle pieces together

Tomas Ganz. Cell Metab. 2008 Apr.
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Abstract

Here, recent insights into iron homeostasis are highlighted. Three studies demonstrate the importance of the IRE-IRP system for enterocytes in balancing extracellular iron demand against cellular iron requirements, show that the hemochromatosis protein HFE exerts its iron-regulatory activity principally in hepatocytes by modulating the production of hepcidin, and provide strong support for a proposed mechanism of transcriptional regulation of hepcidin through a signaling cascade initiated by holotransferrin displacing HFE from transferrin receptor 1.

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