Journal article
The hemochromatosis protein HFE inhibits iron export from macrophages.
- Abstract:
-
Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is a disorder of iron metabolism caused by common mutations in the gene HFE. The HFE protein binds to transferrin receptor-1 (TfR1) in competition with transferrin, and in vitro, reduces cellular iron by reducing iron uptake. However, in vivo, HFE is strongly expressed by liver macrophages and intestinal crypt cells, which behave as though they are relatively iron-deficient in HH. These latter observations suggest, paradoxically, that expression of wild-type HF...
Expand abstract
- Publication status:
- Published
Actions
Authors
Bibliographic Details
- Journal:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Volume:
- 99
- Issue:
- 24
- Pages:
- 15602-15607
- Publication date:
- 2002-11-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
-
1091-6490
- ISSN:
-
0027-8424
- Source identifiers:
-
30065
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
-
pubs:30065
- UUID:
-
uuid:a8075516-ec1a-4062-bfaa-0555ffe1cede
- Local pid:
- pubs:30065
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
Terms of use
- Copyright date:
- 2002
If you are the owner of this record, you can report an update to it here: Report update to this record