The solution structure of human hepcidin, a peptide hormone with antimicrobial activity that is involved in iron uptake and hereditary hemochromatosis.
Hunter, H.N., Fulton, D.B., Ganz, T., Vogel, H.J.(2002) J Biol Chem 277: 37597-37603
- PubMed: 12138110 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M205305200
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1M4F, 1M4E - PubMed Abstract: 
The antibacterial and antifungal peptide hepcidin (LEAP-1) is expressed in the liver. This circulating peptide has recently been found to also act as a signaling molecule in iron metabolism. As such, it plays an important role in hereditary hemochromatosis, a serious iron overload disease ...