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Ferroportin
The only known cellular iron exporter in mammals. Encoded by the SLC40A1 gene, ferroportin (FPN) sits on the basolateral membrane of enterocytes, the surface of macrophages, and the membrane of hepatocytes, controlling the flow of iron from these cells into the bloodstr…
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Hepcidin
The master regulator of systemic iron homeostasis. Hepcidin is a 25-amino-acid peptide hormone produced primarily by hepatocytes that controls iron absorption, recycling, and distribution by binding to and degrading ferroportin (SLC40A1/FPN) -- the only known cellular i…