ER Stress and Iron Homeostasis: A New Frontier for the UPR

The C282Y mutation of HFE accounts for the majority of cases of the iron overload disease Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HH). The conformational changes introduced by this mutation impair the HFE association with β2-microglobulin (β2m) and the cell surface expressi...

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Main Authors: Susana J. Oliveira, Maria de Sousa, Jorge P. Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Biochemistry Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/896474