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Hepcidin

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Hepcidin (84 aa, ~9 kDa) is encoded by the human HAMP gene. This protein is involved in antimicrobial activity and iron absorption and storage. [ ]

Term info

Label

Hepcidin

Synonyms
  • HAMP
  • Hepcidin
  • LEAP-1
  • Liver-Expressed Antimicrobial Peptide 1
  • PLTR
  • Putative Liver Tumor Regressor
Subsets

NCIT_C116977, NCIT_C142800, NCIT_C142799

DesignNote

The C-terminus of hepcidin can be cleaved releasing either hepcidin-20 or hepcidin-25. (UniProt)

Display Name

Hepcidin

OMIM Number

606464

Preferred Name

Hepcidin

Semantic Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

Swiss Prot

P81172

UMLS CUI

C0966897

code

C104274