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Ferroportin

2022-05-31: reference:

Ferroportin #

  • The only iron export channel. Fe2+, so it also exports other ions including Manganese, Zinc, cobalt, nickel.
  • It is expressed in Enterocytes, hepatocytes, adipocytes, and macrophages. In the brain: neurons astrocytes, microglia, oligodendrocytes.