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NCOA4 is regulated by HIF and mediates mobilization of murine hepatic iron stores after blood loss
Li X, Lozovatsky L, Sukumaran A, Gonzalez L, Jain A, Liu D, Ayala-Lopez N, Finberg KE. NCOA4 is regulated by HIF and mediates mobilization of murine hepatic iron stores after blood loss. Blood 2020, 136: 2691-2702. PMID: 32659785, PMCID: PMC7735158, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020006321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic iron storesHypoxia-inducible factorNonheme iron concentrationsIron storesBlood lossNCOA4 expressionSubunit levelsHIF-2α knockdownMurine hepatoma cell lineMessenger RNA inductionDietary ironHepatic responseHepatoma cell lineHIF-1αHepatic originIron deficiencyInducible factorMiceCell linesNCOA4PhlebotomyModest effectRNA inductionIron concentrationProlyl hydroxylasesUnraveling Mechanisms Regulating Systemic Iron Homeostasis
Finberg KE. Unraveling Mechanisms Regulating Systemic Iron Homeostasis. Hematology 2011, 2011: 532-537. PMID: 22160085, PMCID: PMC3648641, DOI: 10.1182/asheducation-2011.1.532.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSystemic iron homeostasisIron homeostasisProduction of hepcidinSystemic iron balanceHepcidin levelsRed blood cellsIron overloadDietary ironErythropoietic activityHepcidin responseAnimal modelsIron balanceIron disordersIron deficiencyBlood cellsHepcidinPhysiological stimuliDeleterious effectsLiverIron loadingHomeostasisTissue culture systemMolecular mechanismsKey regulatorAvailability of iron
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Regulation of systemic iron homeostasis
Finberg KE. Regulation of systemic iron homeostasis. Current Opinion In Hematology 2013, 20: 208-214. PMID: 23426198, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0b013e32835f5a47.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSystemic iron balanceMolecular mechanismsBone morphogenetic protein (BMP) type IHypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) pathwayInducible factor pathwayProtein type IHepcidin synthesisIron balanceBMP pathwayTransferrin receptor 2Systemic iron homeostasisCapacity of erythropoietinIron homeostasisComplex biologyNonredundant roleTissue culture systemHepcidin levelsInfectious stimuliIron storesFactor pathwayDietary ironErythropoietic activityReceptor 2PathwayAnimal models