Binds heme and transports it to the liver for breakdown and iron recovery, after which the free hemopexin returns to the circulation.
N- and O-glycosylated. O-glycosylated with core 1 or possibly core 8 glycans. O-glycosylation in the 30-40 region is minor compared to glycosylation at Thr-24 and Thr-29.
Belongs to the hemopexin family.
Expressed by the liver and secreted in plasma.
Hemopexin, Beta-1B-glycoprotein, HPX
Proteins
Metabolism
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