Camaschella Clara
Università Vita-Salute & Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, Milano, Italy.
Nat Genet. 2009 Apr;41(4):386-8. doi: 10.1038/ng0409-386.
The small liver peptide hepcidin is a major regulator of systemic iron homeostasis in mammals, adapting iron absorption to the body's demands. Two new studies now identify BMP6 as the key endogenous regulator of hepcidin.
小肝脏肽铁调素是哺乳动物全身铁稳态的主要调节因子,使铁吸收适应身体需求。两项新研究现已确定骨形态发生蛋白6(BMP6)是铁调素的关键内源性调节因子。