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Iron Regulatory Proteins, Iron Responsive Elements and Iron Homeostasis

Richard S. Eisenstein and Kenneth P. Blemings

Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706

The discovery of iron regulatory proteins (IRPs) has provided a molecular framework from which to more fully understand the coordinate regulation of vertebrate iron metabolism. IRPs bind to iron responsive elements (IREs) in specific mRNAs and regulate their utilization. The targets of IRP action now appear to extend beyond proteins that function in the storage (ferritin) or cellular uptake (transferrin receptor) of iron to include those involved in other aspects of iron metabolism as well as in the tricarboxylic acid cycle. To date, it appears that IRPs modulate the utilization of six mammalian mRNAs. Current studies are aimed at defining the mechanisms responsible for the hierarchical regulation of these mRNAs by IRPs. In addition, much interest continues to focus on the signaling pathways through which IRP function is regulated. Multiple factors modulate the RNA binding activity of IRP1 and/or IRP2 including iron, nitric oxide, phosphorylation by protein kinase C, oxidative stress and hypoxia/reoxygenation. Because IRPs are key modulators of the uptake and metabolic fate of iron in cells, they are focal points for the modulation of cellular iron homeostasis in response to a variety of agents and circumstances.

Key words: , iron, iron regulatory protein, iron responsive element, ferritin transferrin receptor.

The Journal of Nutrition Vol. 128 No. 12 December 1998, pp. 2295-2298
Copyright ©1998 by the American Society for Nutritional Sciences




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