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Bone marrow sinusoidal endothelial cells are a site of Fgf23 upregulation in a mouse model of iron deficiency anemia
Li X, Lozovatsky L, Tommasini S, Fretz J, Finberg K. Bone marrow sinusoidal endothelial cells are a site of Fgf23 upregulation in a mouse model of iron deficiency anemia. Blood Advances 2023, 7: 5156-5171. PMID: 37417950, PMCID: PMC10480544, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022009524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSinusoidal endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsBone marrowBM sectionsFGF23 upregulationFibroblast growth factor 23Iron deficiencyElevated serum erythropoietinFGF23 promoter activityBM endothelial cellsGrowth factor 23Vitamin D metabolismIron deficiency anemiaSystemic iron deficiencyKnockout mice exhibitBone marrow sinusoidal endothelial cellsNormal iron balanceNonanemic controlsChronic anemiaFactor 23D metabolismEndothelial cell populationErythropoietin treatmentDeficiency anemiaMouse modelDown-regulation of Bmp/Smad signaling by Tmprss6 is required for maintenance of systemic iron homeostasis
Finberg KE, Whittlesey RL, Fleming MD, Andrews NC. Down-regulation of Bmp/Smad signaling by Tmprss6 is required for maintenance of systemic iron homeostasis. Blood 2010, 115: 3817-3826. PMID: 20200349, PMCID: PMC2865872, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-05-224808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyAnimalsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBlotting, WesternBone Morphogenetic ProteinsDown-RegulationFemaleGPI-Linked ProteinsHemochromatosis ProteinHepatocytesHepcidinsHomeostasisInhibitor of Differentiation Protein 1IronLiverMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSerine EndopeptidasesSignal TransductionSmad ProteinsConceptsIron deficiency anemiaSystemic iron homeostasisHepcidin expressionSmad signalingIntravenous iron therapyOral iron treatmentSystemic iron overloadIron regulatory hormone hepcidinBMP/Smad signalingBmp6 mRNA levelsSmad Signaling PathwayIron homeostasisIron therapyIron storesDeficiency anemiaIron overloadHepatic levelsType II transmembrane serine proteaseIRIDA patientsTransmembrane serine proteaseFamilial disorderHormone hepcidinIron treatmentHepcidin transcriptionMice
2003
Molecular cloning and characterization of Atp6v1b1, the murine vacuolar H+-ATPase B1-subunit
Finberg KE, Wagner CA, Stehberger PA, Geibel JP, Lifton RP. Molecular cloning and characterization of Atp6v1b1, the murine vacuolar H+-ATPase B1-subunit. Gene 2003, 318: 25-34. PMID: 14585495, DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(03)00790-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords5' Flanking RegionAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibody SpecificityBase SequenceCloning, MolecularDNADNA, ComplementaryEpididymisGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHumansImmune SeraImmunohistochemistryIsoenzymesKidneyMaleMiceMice, Inbred StrainsMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyProtein SubunitsRNA, MessengerSequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Amino AcidSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidVacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPasesConceptsDistal renal tubular acidosisRenal tubular acidosisMouse renal cortexProton-translocating ATPasesTubular acidosisRenal cortexSubset of tissuesAnimal modelsATP6V1B1Major organsGenomic organizationGenomic lociMouse kidneyProtein levelsMolecular cloningAcid proteinPlasma membraneMurine orthologIntracellular organellesB1 isoformKidneyNorthern blotting