Erythropoiesis
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Erythropoiesis is the process which produces red blood cells (erythrocytes), which is the development from erythropoietic stem cell to mature red blood cell.
Haematopoiesis
Hepcidin
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Hepcidin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HAMP gene. Hepcidin is a key regulator of the entry of iron into the circulation in mammals.
Solution structure of hepcidin-25.
Diagram showing how hepcidin controls ferroportin (FPN) levels which in turn control entry of iron into the circulation
Hepcidin (blue) bound to the central cavity of ferroportin (FPN)