Regulation of transferrin function and expression: Review and update

NeuroSignals

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 157-178

  Lok, C N ^a   Loh, T T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cell differentiation; Cell growth; Endocytosis; Erythroid differentiation; Exocytosis; Iron; Iron regulatory proteins; Iron responsive elements; Posttranscriptional regulation; Proliferation marker; Transcriptional regulation; Transferrin cycle; Transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

HEME; IRON; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENDOCYTOSIS; ERYTHROID PRECURSOR CELL; ERYTHROPOIESIS; EXOCYTOSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM; IRON TRANSPORT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ERYTHROPOIESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0031833094     PISSN: 1424862X     EISSN: 14248638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000014542     Document Type: Article

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