title: Molecular mechanisms and regulation of iron transport.
abstract: Iron homeostasis is primarily maintained through regulation of its transport. This review summarizes recent discoveries in the field of iron transport that have shed light on the molecular mechanisms of dietary iron uptake, pathways for iron efflux to and between peripheral tissues, proteins implicated in organellar transport of iron (particularly the mitochondrion), and novel regulators that have been proposed to control iron assimilation. The transport of both transferrin-bound and nontransferrin-bound iron to peripheral tissues is discussed. Finally, the regulation of iron transport is also considered at the molecular level, with posttranscriptional, transcriptional, and posttranslational control mechanisms being reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Jayong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wessling-Resnick
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000818:Animals; D001693:Biological Transport, Active / Q000502:physiology; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D003573:Cytochrome b Group / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006418:Heme / Q000378:metabolism; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D033862:Iron-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational / Q000502:physiology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000502:physiology; D014168:Transferrin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000098742:Ferroportin; D000099236:Solute Carrier Family 11, Member 2
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D003573:Cytochrome b Group; D006418:Heme; D007501:Iron; D033862:Iron-Binding Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D014168:Transferrin; D000098742:Ferroportin; D000099236:Solute Carrier Family 11, Member 2; C492164:HEPH protein, human; C422926:CYBRD1 protein, human