Definition: Proteins that regulate cellular and organismal iron homeostasis. They play an important biological role by maintaining iron levels that are adequate for metabolic need, but below the toxicity threshold.
Other names Regulatory Factor, Iron; Iron Responsive Elements Binding Protein; Iron Responsive Element Binding Proteins; Iron Response Proteins; Iron Regulatory Proteins; Iron Regulatory Protein; IRE Binding Protein; Iron-Responsive Elements-Binding Protein; Iron-Responsive Element Binding Proteins; Iron-Response Proteins; Iron-Regulatory Protein; IRE-Binding Protein; IRE-BP; Iron Regulatory Factor