ACO 1, ACO1, ACOC_HUMAN, Aconitase 1 soluble, Aconitase, Aconitase1, Aconitate hydratase, ACONS, Citrate hydro lyase, Citrate hydro-lyase, Cytoplasmic aconitate hydratase, Ferritin repressor protein, IRE BP 1, IRE-BP 1, IREB 1, IREB1, IREBP, IREBP1, Iron regulatory protein 1, Iron responsive element binding protein 1, Iron-responsive element-binding protein 1, IRP 1, IRP1.
Iron metabolism is essential for sustaining mammalian homeostasis. Iron uptake and distribution is a highly regulated process in mammalian cells that is monitored by two iron sensing proteins, iron regulatory protein-1 and -2 (IRP-1 and -2), also known as iron responsive element-binding protein-1 and -2 (IREBP-1 and -2) or aconitase 1 and 2. IRP-1 and IRP-2 are important soluble regulatory factors that mediate iron uptake and storage in mammalian cells. They are capable of either repressing translation or enhancing mRNA stability by associating with stem-loop motifs known as iron-responsive elements (IREs). IRPs respond to stress mediators, iron concentration and signaling factors, including nitrogen monoxide, cytokines and hydrogen peroxide.
