To Heme We Bow! Research: anemia; heme & iron trafficking/metabolism; red cell development; parasite-host interactions; drug discovery. Professor: U Maryland; Founder & President: Rakta Therapeutics (website: hamza.umd.edu)
Iqbal Hamza
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This cell-nonautonomous pathway opens a new conceptual framework for understanding erythropoiesis and points toward novel therapeutic targets for #thalassemia and other #anemias where insufficient heme supply limits hemoglobin production.
Red blood cells don't always make their own heme - under stress, they scavange it from neighbors. Our new paper in @ScienceMagazine reveals a cell-nonautonomous heme acquisition pathway essential for erythroid hemoglobinization. #heme #erythropoiesis #anemia
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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