Hemojuvelin deficiency promotes liver mitochondrial dysfunction and predisposes mice to hepatocellular carcinoma

oleh: Abdolamir Allameh, Nico Hüttmann, Edouard Charlebois, Angeliki Katsarou, Wen Gu, Konstantinos Gkouvatsos, Elisa Pasini, Mamatha Bhat, Zoran Minic, Maxim Berezovski, Maria Guido, Carine Fillebeen, Kostas Pantopoulos

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01

Deskripsi

Hemojuvelin (HJV), a BMP co-receptor promoting hepcidin expression in the liver, has a hepatoprotective function and its deficiency in mice triggers mitochondrial dysfunction and hepatocarcinogenesis.