Gene Symbol | HAMP2 |
Entrez Gene ID | 66438 |
Full Name | hepcidin antimicrobial peptide 2 |
Synonyms | 1810073K19Rik,HEPC2 |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Mus musculus(House mouse) |
Genome | |
Summary | This gene encodes a peptide hormone that functions in the regulation of systemic iron metabolism. The encoded preproprotein is synthesized in the hepatocytes where it undergoes proteolytic processing to generate disulfide-linked mature peptides that are secreted into the bloodstream. Transgenic mice overexpressing the encoded protein develop normally with hematologic parameters similar to the non-transgenic mice. This gene is located adjacent to a related hepcidin gene on chromosome 7. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2016]. |