Iron regulation of ferritin gene expression

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry
H N Munro

Abstract

Ferritin is a ubiquitous iron-storage protein found in the cells of animals, plants, molds, and bacteria which it protects from toxic intracellular levels of iron. Ferritin stores iron within a hollow protein shell formed by subunits of two types, H and L. The 5' untranslated regions of the two subunit mRNAs contain an almost identical 28-nucleotide sequence which regulates translation by binding to a specific cell sap protein. When cell iron level is low, this repressor protein obstructs translation of stored ferritin mRNAs, whereas increased iron levels release this protein, thus permitting extensive ferritin subunit synthesis to respond rapidly. Similar motifs in the 3' untranslated region of transferrin receptor mRNA interact with this protein to regulate breakdown of the mRNA and thus change the receptor population. Finally, transcription of the H and L genes can be independently increased by iron and other factors. In the case of iron, synthesis of the L-mRNA is increased preferentially since ferritin shells with a preponderance of L-subunits store iron more efficiently. Thus regulation of ferritin synthesis at the translational and transcriptional levels and by transferrin receptor mRNA abundance at the level of breakdow...Continue Reading

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