A new wrinkle in the fold: hepcidin links inflammation to the unfolded protein response.

De Domenico, Ivana; Kaplan, Jerry · Cell Metab · 2009

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Abstract

The unfolded protein response (UPR) coordinates translational and transcriptional changes triggered by unfolded proteins within the endoplasmic reticulum. Two recent papers (Oliveira et al., 2009; Vecchi et al., 2009) show that the UPR modulates transcription of the hormone hepcidin, which controls plasma iron levels and perhaps innate immunity.

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