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11873 details
Primary information
ID11873
Uniprot IDQ9EQ21
DescriptionHepcidin
OrganismMus musculus
TxonomyEukaryota; Opisthokonta; Metazoa; Eumetazoa; Bilateria; Deuterostomia; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates); Teleostomi; Euteleostomi; Sarcopterygii; Dipnotetrapodomorpha; Tetrapoda; Amniota; Mammalia; Theria; Eutheria; Boreoeutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires (Rodents and rabbits); Rodentia; Myomorpha (mice and others); Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Mus; Mus; Mus musculus (Mouse)
Subcellular LocationSecreted
Developmental StageNA
SimilarityBelongs to the hepcidin family.
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in the liver and to a much lesser extent in the heart. Secreted in blood (PubMed-15124018).
Post Translational ModificationNA
FunctionLiver-produced hormone that constitutes the main circulating regulator of iron absorption and distribution across tissues. Acts by promoting endocytosis and degradation of ferroportin; leading to the retention of iron in iron-exporting cells and decreased flow of iron into plasma. Controls the major flows of iron into plasma- absorption of dietary iron in the intestine; recycling of iron by macrophages; which phagocytose old erythrocytes and other cells; and mobilization of stored iron from hepatocytes.
Length83
Molecular Weight9
NameHepcidin
SequenceDTNFPICIFCCKCCNNSQCGICCKT
Sequence map25
PDB IDNA
DrugpediaNA
ReceptorNA
DomainNA
Pharmaceutical UseNA