SMIM1 drives an alternative iron uptake pathway
Abdelghani Mazouzi, Daniele Bianchi, Catrin Lutz…·Thijn R. Brummelkamp
This study identifies SMIM1 as a key regulator of an alternative iron uptake pathway through hemoglobin binding and lysosomal iron release, with implications for iron homeostasis and erythropoiesis.