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Ferroportin 1 Antibody recognizes ferroportin, an iron-exporting transmembrane protein encoded by the SLC40A1 gene. Also known as FPN, FPN1, IREG1, and MTP1, ferroportin plays a central role in maintaining cellular and systemic iron homeostasis. It is highly expressed in cells responsible for transferring iron into the circulation, including intestinal enterocytes, macrophages that recycle iron from senescent erythrocytes, hepatocytes that store iron, and placental cells involved in maternal-fetal iron transport. By exporting ferrous iron across the plasma membrane, ferroportin provides a critical connection between intracellular iron metabolism and circulating iron availability.
Ferroportin activity is tightly regulated by hepcidin, a peptide hormone produced primarily by the liver. Hepcidin binds ferroportin at the cell surface and regulates its iron-export activity, thereby reducing the movement of iron into plasma. This hepcidin-ferroportin regulatory axis is fundamental to systemic iron balance and responds to factors including body iron stores, erythropoietic demand, hypoxia, and inflammation. A Ferroportin Antibody can therefore support investigations of iron transport, hepcidin signaling, macrophage iron recycling, intestinal iron absorption, and the mechanisms controlling circulating iron availability.
Alterations in ferroportin expression or function are associated with disorders of iron metabolism. Pathogenic variants in SLC40A1 can cause ferroportin disease, an inherited form of iron overload characterized by abnormal iron accumulation and altered iron distribution among tissues. Dysregulation of the hepcidin-ferroportin pathway also contributes to anemia of inflammation and other conditions involving disturbed iron availability. Ferroportin has additionally become an important target in cancer and immunometabolism research because iron availability can influence oxidative metabolism, cellular proliferation, immune cell function, and susceptibility to iron-dependent forms of cell death. A Ferroportin 1 Antibody can be useful for examining changes in ferroportin expression across these physiological and disease models.
Research on ferroportin also intersects with studies of ferritin, transferrin, transferrin receptor, heme metabolism, macrophage biology, and ferroptosis. Because ferroportin represents the major pathway for cellular iron export, changes in its abundance or localization can substantially alter intracellular iron pools and downstream iron-dependent processes. NSJ Bioreagents offers antibodies for investigating proteins involved in iron metabolism and related cellular pathways. A Ferroportin 1 Antibody is a useful research reagent for studying ferroportin expression, SLC40A1 biology, cellular iron export, hepcidin regulation, systemic iron homeostasis, and iron-associated disease mechanisms.
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Optimal dilution of the Ferroportin 1 Antibody / Ferroportin Antibody should be determined by the researcher.
E. coli-derived recombinant human protein (amino acids M1-V571) was used as the immunogen for the Ferroportin 1 antibody.
After reconstitution, the Ferroportin 1 antibody can be stored for up to one month at 4oC. For long-term, aliquot and store at -20oC. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Ferroportin 1 antibody, Ferroportin antibody, SLC40A1 antibody, FPN antibody, FPN1 antibody, Solute Carrier Family 40 Member 1 antibody, Iron-Regulated Transporter 1 antibody
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