Disposal of iron by a mutant form of lipocalin 2
oleh: Jonathan Barasch, Maria Hollmen, Rong Deng, Eldad A. Hod, Peter B. Rupert, Rebecca J. Abergel, Benjamin E. Allred, Katherine Xu, Shaun F. Darrah, Yared Tekabe, Alan Perlstein, Rebecca Wax, Efrat Bruck, Jacob Stauber, Kaitlyn A. Corbin, Charles Buchen, Vesna Slavkovich, Joseph Graziano, Steven L. Spitalnik, Guanhu Bao, Roland K. Strong, Andong Qiu
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2016-10-01 |
Deskripsi
Iron overload can be either hereditary or acquired via transfusions, and current treatments include the use of iron chelators that have adverse effects in some patients. Here the authors modify siderocalin to enhance iron excretion in urine, and demonstrate therapeutic efficacy in iron overload mouse models.