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Tmprss6 is a genetic modifier of the Hfe-hemochromatosis phenotype in mice
Finberg KE, Whittlesey RL, Andrews NC. Tmprss6 is a genetic modifier of the Hfe-hemochromatosis phenotype in mice. Blood 2011, 117: 4590-4599. PMID: 21355094, PMCID: PMC3099575, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-10-315507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesFemaleGenotypeHemochromatosisHemochromatosis ProteinHepcidinsHeterozygoteHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHomozygoteHumansIronLiverMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPhenotypeSerine EndopeptidasesSignal TransductionUp-RegulationConceptsBMP/SmadBone morphogenetic proteinSystemic iron deficiencyGenetic lossHereditary hemochromatosis protein HFENatural genetic variationHemochromatosis protein HFEIron deficiencySmad target genesIron deficiency anemiaSystemic iron overloadElevated hepatic expressionExpression of hepcidinIron-refractory iron deficiency anemiaTransmembrane serine proteaseDietary iron absorptionSystemic iron homeostasisGenetic variationGenetic approachesTarget genesMacrophage iron releaseHepcidin elevationMorphogenetic proteinsDeficiency anemiaHepcidin production
2021
Bone Marrow Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells Are a Site of Fgf23 Upregulation in Iron Deficiency Anemia
Li X, Lozovatsky L, Fretz J, Finberg K. Bone Marrow Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells Are a Site of Fgf23 Upregulation in Iron Deficiency Anemia. Blood 2021, 138: 759. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-153329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIron deficiency anemiaSinusoidal endothelial cellsBone marrow sinusoidal endothelial cellsNon-anemic controlsBone marrowFGF23 upregulationEndothelial cellsHepcidin elevationDeficiency anemiaFGF23 productionSerum erythropoietinChronic iron deficiency anemiaIron deficiencyFGF23 promoter activityTissue iron deficiencyIron-restricted anemiaFemurs of miceSystemic iron deficiencyBone marrow sectionsReporter alleleNormal iron balanceEndothelial cell subtypesTotal FGF23Phosphaturic hormoneBlood loss