The role of iron regulatory proteins in mammalian iron homeostasis and disease

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 406-414

  Rouault, Tracey A ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; APOPROTEIN; FERRITIN; IRON; IRON REGULATORY PROTEIN 1; IRON REGULATORY PROTEIN 2; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEASOME; SULFUR; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; UBIQUITIN;

ANEMIA; CATARACT; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOSOL; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERFERRITINEMIA; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON METABOLISM; IRON RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; IRON TRANSPORT; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SENSOR; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33746361251     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio807     Document Type: Review

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