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An Overlooked Hepcidin–Cadmium Connection

Hepcidin (DTHFPICIFCCGCCHRSKCGMCCKT), an iron-regulatory hormone, is a 25-amino-acid peptide with four intramolecular disulfide bonds circulating in blood. Its hormonal activity is indirect and consists of marking ferroportin-1 (an iron exporter) for degradation. Hepcidin biosynthesis involves the N...

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Autores principales: Płonka, Dawid, Wiśniewska, Marta D., Peris-Díaz, Manuel D., Krężel, Artur, Bonna, Arkadiusz M., Bal, Wojciech
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9779829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36555126
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms232415483