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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Iron-Regulatory Proteins

Preferred term

Iron-Regulatory Proteins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Proteins that regulate cellular and organismal iron homeostasis. They play an important biological role by maintaining iron levels that are adequate for metabolic need, but below the toxicity threshold.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Iron Regulatory Factor
  • Iron-Regulatory Protein
  • Iron Response Protein
  • Iron-Response Proteins

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LH0FBTFK-K

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