Hepcidin
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"HAMP" redirects here. For other uses, see HAMP (disambiguation).
Hepcidin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HAMP gene. Hepcidin is a key regulator of the entry of iron into the circulation in mammals.[4]
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Quick Facts Identifiers, Symbol ...
Hepcidin | |||||||||
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Symbol | Hepcidin | ||||||||
Pfam | PF06446 | ||||||||
InterPro | IPR010500 | ||||||||
SCOP2 | 1m4f / SCOPe / SUPFAM | ||||||||
OPM superfamily | 153 | ||||||||
OPM protein | 1m4e | ||||||||
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Quick Facts Identifiers, Symbol ...
hepcidin antimicrobial peptide | |||||||
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Symbol | HAMP | ||||||
NCBI gene | 57817 | ||||||
HGNC | 15598 | ||||||
OMIM | 606464 | ||||||
RefSeq | NM_021175 | ||||||
UniProt | P81172 | ||||||
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Locus | Chr. 19 q13.1 | ||||||
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During conditions in which the hepcidin level is abnormally high, such as inflammation, serum iron falls due to iron trapping within macrophages and liver cells and decreased gut iron absorption. This typically leads to anemia due to an inadequate amount of serum iron being available for developing red blood cells. When the hepcidin level is abnormally low such as in hemochromatosis, iron overload occurs due to increased ferroportin mediated iron efflux from storage and increased gut iron absorption.