Table 2.

Phenotype of mice with double vs single knockout of key players in liver iron sensing

Double mutantCompared withHamp levelsLiver ironExtrahepatic iron loadingAnemiaReferences
Bmp6 × Hjv Bmp6 or Hjv (F) ↓↓↓
(M) ↓↓ 
→ (F) ↑↑
(M) → 
No 90,107 
Bmp6 × β2m β2m ↓↓↓ ↑↑ ↑↑ No 107 
Bmp6 (F) ↓↓↓
(M) ↓↓ 
→ (F) ↑↑
(M) → 
Bmp6 × Tfr2 Tfr2 ↓↓↓ ↑ ↑↑  107 
Bmp6 (F) ↓↓↓
(M) ↓↓ 
→ (F) ↑
(M) → 
Hjv × Hfe Hfe ↓↓ ↑↑↑ n/a No 10,106 
Hjv → → n/a 
Hjv × Tfr2 Tfr2 → ↑ n/a No 105,106 
Hjv → → n/a 
Hfe × Tfr2 Hfe ↓↓ ↑↑ n/a No 97 
Tfr2 ↓ ↑ n/a 
Acvr2a × Bmpr2* Acvr2a* or Bmpr2* ↓↓↓ ↑↑↑↑ n/a No 69 
Smad1 × Smad5* Smad1* or Smad5* ↓↓↓ ↑↑↑↑ n/a No 70 
Tmprss6 × Hfe Tmprss6 → → → Yes 116 
Hfe ↑ ↓ ↓ 
Tmprss6 × Hjv Tmprss6 ↓↓↓ ↑↑↑↑ ↑↑ No 109 
Hjv → → → 
Tmprss6 × Tfr2 Tmprss6 → → n/a Yes 109,117 
Tmprss6 × Bmp6 Tmprss6 ↓ ↑ → No 149 
Bmp6 ↑↑ ↓↓ ↓ 
Double mutantCompared withHamp levelsLiver ironExtrahepatic iron loadingAnemiaReferences
Bmp6 × Hjv Bmp6 or Hjv (F) ↓↓↓
(M) ↓↓ 
→ (F) ↑↑
(M) → 
No 90,107 
Bmp6 × β2m β2m ↓↓↓ ↑↑ ↑↑ No 107 
Bmp6 (F) ↓↓↓
(M) ↓↓ 
→ (F) ↑↑
(M) → 
Bmp6 × Tfr2 Tfr2 ↓↓↓ ↑ ↑↑  107 
Bmp6 (F) ↓↓↓
(M) ↓↓ 
→ (F) ↑
(M) → 
Hjv × Hfe Hfe ↓↓ ↑↑↑ n/a No 10,106 
Hjv → → n/a 
Hjv × Tfr2 Tfr2 → ↑ n/a No 105,106 
Hjv → → n/a 
Hfe × Tfr2 Hfe ↓↓ ↑↑ n/a No 97 
Tfr2 ↓ ↑ n/a 
Acvr2a × Bmpr2* Acvr2a* or Bmpr2* ↓↓↓ ↑↑↑↑ n/a No 69 
Smad1 × Smad5* Smad1* or Smad5* ↓↓↓ ↑↑↑↑ n/a No 70 
Tmprss6 × Hfe Tmprss6 → → → Yes 116 
Hfe ↑ ↓ ↓ 
Tmprss6 × Hjv Tmprss6 ↓↓↓ ↑↑↑↑ ↑↑ No 109 
Hjv → → → 
Tmprss6 × Tfr2 Tmprss6 → → n/a Yes 109,117 
Tmprss6 × Bmp6 Tmprss6 ↓ ↑ → No 149 
Bmp6 ↑↑ ↓↓ ↓ 

Levels of hepcidin expression and tissue iron loading are subject to variation based on background strains ages, and analytical variations in different studies.

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Hepatocyte conditional knockout.

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