Ferroportin is found on the basolateral membranes of intestinal epithelia of mammals, including:
It is known that ferroportin (SLC40A1) gene is expressed at a low level in infertile women. Its mRNA levels were discovered to be down-regulated in these women, specifically in granulosa cells. What's more, low expression of ferroportin is also associated with infertility when some features like age and smoking habits are considered.
It is also important to mention that, not only is ferroportin down-regulated in granulosa cells, but also in cervical cells of infertile women, and that the association between infertility and low ferroportin levels in these cells can be seen, again, when mRNA ferroportin levels was adjusted by age and smoking status.
Ferroportin is inhibited by hepcidin, which binds to ferroportin and internalizes it within the cell. This results in the retention of iron within enterocytes, hepatocytes, and macrophages with a consequent reduction in iron levels within the blood serum. This is especially significant with enterocytes which, when shed at the end of their lifespan, results in significant iron loss. Hepcidin is synthesized in response to various cytokines, as described in the Hepcidin article, as well as in this article by Ganz.
Mutations in the ferroportin gene are known to cause an autosomal dominant form of iron overload known as Hemochromatosis type 4 or Ferroportin Disease. The effects of the mutations are generally not severe but a spectrum of clinical outcomes are seen with different mutations. Ferroportin is also associated with African iron overload. Ferroportin and hepcidin are critical proteins for the regulation of systemic iron homeostasis.
Ferroportin is part of the ferroportin (Fpn) family. Members of the family are found across eukaryotes in animals and plants as well as in Proteobacteria, a group of bacteria.
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