“…134 Consistently, Bmp2 was not induced in iron-loaded Bmp6, Hfe, Tfr2 and Hjv KO mice, in contrast to Bmp6, which is typically upregulated in hemochromatosis mouse models. 134,140 Much in agreement with all the above observations, Bmp6 ablation completely prevents or blunts hepcidin induction by liver iron stores, 122 but deletion of Bmp2 only very mildly reduces hepcidin induction by this type of stimulus. 136 Another line of research investigates how HH-associated proteins, HFE, TFR2 and HJV that act predominantly in hepatocytes, 121,124,141 intersect in vivo with functions of BMP6 and BMP2.…”