Hepcidin Regulation by Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling and Iron Homeostasis

Marianna Rodova¹, Seunghwan Kim¹, M. Abdul Mottaleb² and M. Rafiq Islam^1*

¹Biochemistry Laboratory, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri, USA, E-mail: islamr@nwmissouri.edu

²Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri, USA, E-mail: islamr@nwmissouri.edu

^*Corresponding Author: M. Rafiq Islam, Biochemistry Laboratory, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, USA, Tel: 660-562-3118

Keywords: Hepcidin; Protein signaling; Homeostasis; Bone morphogenic protein; Hepcidin regulation

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