,,,,,,,,,,,,, Figure4 The expression of hepcidin and upstream regulators of hepcidin in thalassemic mice,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,delta Ct,,,,,,,,,, Hepcidin mRNA expression in the liver,Average mActb Cq,Averag mHamp Cq,Cq mHamp - Cq mActb,,,,,,,,,, WT 6-7 weeks old,23.07,19.69,-3.38,,,,,,,,,, ,22.90,19.03,-3.86,,,,,,,,,, ,22.67,19.16,-3.51,,,,,,,,,, ,22.76,21.11,-1.65,,,,,,,,,, ,23.32,19.51,-3.81,,,,,,,,,, BKO 6-7 weeks old,23.11,20.36,-2.75,,,,,,,,,, ,22.49,19.04,-3.45,,,,,,,,,, ,22.68,21.05,-1.63,,,,,,,,,, ,22.68,18.83,-3.85,,,,,,,,,, ,22.81,18.58,-4.23,,,,,,,,,, WT 16-20 weeks old,22.83,19.79,-3.04,,,,,,,,,, ,22.63,20.56,-2.06,,,,,,,,,, ,22.20,17.75,-4.45,,,,,,,,,, ,23.10,19.37,-3.72,,,,,,,,,, ,22.77,18.75,-4.02,,,,,,,,,, BKO 16-20 weeks old,22.40,15.41,-6.99,,,,,,,,,, ,22.15,17.08,-5.06,,,,,,,,,, ,22.88,17.40,-5.48,,,,,,,,,, ,23.85,18.31,-5.53,,,,,,,,,, ,23.11,17.51,-5.60,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, Hepcidin/liver iron content,delta Ct hepcidin,liver iron content (nmole/mg tissue),Delta Ct hepcidin/liver iron,,,,,,,,,, WT 6-7 weeks old,-3.38,1.63,-2.07,,,,,,,,,, ,-3.86,1.81,-2.13,,,,,,,,,, ,-3.51,3.37,-1.04,,,,,,,,,, ,-1.65,2.85,-0.58,,,,,,,,,, ,-3.81,1.83,-2.09,,,,,,,,,, BKO 6-7 weeks old,-2.75,11.98,-0.23,,,,,,,,,, ,-3.45,12.84,-0.27,,,,,,,,,, ,-1.63,5.00,-0.33,,,,,,,,,, ,-3.85,5.19,-0.74,,,,,,,,,, ,-4.23,10.22,-0.41,,,,,,,,,, WT 16-20 weeks old,-3.04,2.45,-1.24,,,,,,,,,, ,-2.06,2.24,-0.92,,,,,,,,,, ,-4.45,2.26,-1.97,,,,,,,,,, ,-3.72,1.73,-2.15,,,,,,,,,, ,-4.02,0.94,-4.26,,,,,,,,,, BKO 16-20 weeks old,-6.99,10.41,-0.67,,,,,,,,,, ,-5.06,5.77,-0.88,,,,,,,,,, ,-5.48,10.85,-0.51,,,,,,,,,, ,-5.53,8.61,-0.64,,,,,,,,,, ,-5.60,7.98,-0.70,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,delta Ct,,,,,,,,,, Bmp6 mRNA expression in the liver,Average mActb Cq,Averag mBmp6 Cq,Cq mBmp6 - Cq mActb,,,,,,,,,, WT 6-7 weeks old,23.07,30.59,7.52,,,,,,,,,, ,22.90,30.67,7.78,,,,,,,,,, ,22.67,30.71,8.04,,,,,,,,,, ,22.76,31.19,8.43,,,,,,,,,, ,23.32,30.96,7.64,,,,,,,,,, BKO 6-7 weeks old,23.11,29.95,6.84,,,,,,,,,, ,22.49,28.58,6.09,,,,,,,,,, ,22.68,29.21,6.53,,,,,,,,,, ,22.68,29.61,6.93,,,,,,,,,, ,22.81,29.38,6.57,,,,,,,,,, WT 16-20 weeks old,22.90,30.05,7.15,,,,,,,,,, ,22.82,30.33,7.51,,,,,,,,,, ,22.80,30.17,7.37,,,,,,,,,, ,22.83,30.57,7.74,,,,,,,,,, ,22.56,31.02,8.47,,,,,,,,,, BKO 16-20 weeks old,22.93,29.84,6.91,,,,,,,,,, ,22.72,29.36,6.64,,,,,,,,,, ,22.91,28.92,6.01,,,,,,,,,, ,23.22,29.20,5.97,,,,,,,,,, ,22.89,28.69,5.80,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,delta Ct,,,,,,,,,, Gdf15 mRNA expression in the spleen,Average mActb Cq,Averag mGdf15 Cq,Cq mGdf15 - Cq mActb,,,,,,,,,, WT 6-7 weeks old,20.39,33.94,13.54,,,,,,,,,, ,19.93,31.99,12.06,,,,,,,,,, ,20.24,32.70,12.46,,,,,,,,,, ,19.10,30.78,11.68,,,,,,,,,, ,19.64,31.69,12.05,,,,,,,,,, BKO 6-7 weeks old,20.61,30.94,10.33,,,,,,,,,, ,20.63,29.22,8.59,,,,,,,,,, ,21.25,30.56,9.31,,,,,,,,,, ,21.30,33.06,11.75,,,,,,,,,, ,20.92,31.57,10.65,,,,,,,,,, WT 16-20 weeks old,22.05,33.61,11.56,,,,,,,,,, ,21.71,33.03,11.31,,,,,,,,,, ,25.12,37.69,12.56,,,,,,,,,, ,20.43,33.08,12.65,,,,,,,,,, ,20.03,32.67,12.64,,,,,,,,,, BKO 16-20 weeks old,19.87,30.61,10.75,,,,,,,,,, ,20.41,31.87,11.46,,,,,,,,,, ,20.48,31.09,10.61,,,,,,,,,, ,20.51,30.98,10.47,,,,,,,,,, ,20.93,31.14,10.20,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,delta Ct,,,,,,,,,, Twsg1 mRNA expression in the spleen,Average mActb Cq,Averag mTwsg1 Cq,Cq mTwsg1 - Cq mActb,,,,,,,,,, WT 6-7 weeks old,20.39,34.04,13.65,,,,,,,,,, ,19.93,33.25,13.32,,,,,,,,,, ,20.24,34.26,14.02,,,,,,,,,, ,19.10,32.44,13.34,,,,,,,,,, ,19.64,32.38,12.75,,,,,,,,,, BKO 6-7 weeks old,20.61,32.30,11.69,,,,,,,,,, ,20.63,31.46,10.83,,,,,,,,,, ,21.25,32.35,11.10,,,,,,,,,, ,21.30,33.25,11.94,,,,,,,,,, ,20.92,32.21,11.29,,,,,,,,,, WT 16-20 weeks old,22.05,34.76,12.70,,,,,,,,,, ,21.71,34.51,12.79,,,,,,,,,, ,25.12,37.30,12.18,,,,,,,,,, ,20.43,32.75,12.33,,,,,,,,,, ,20.03,34.40,14.37,,,,,,,,,, BKO 16-20 weeks old,19.87,31.07,11.21,,,,,,,,,, ,20.41,31.38,10.98,,,,,,,,,, ,20.48,31.34,10.86,,,,,,,,,, ,20.51,31.88,11.37,,,,,,,,,, ,20.93,32.10,11.16,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,delta Ct,,,,,,,,,, Erfe mRNA expression in the spleen,Average mActb Cq,Averag mFam132b Cq,Cq mFam132b - Cq mActb,,,,,,,,,, WT 6-7 weeks old,20.39,34.41,14.02,,,,,,,,,, ,19.93,33.59,13.66,,,,,,,,,, ,20.24,34.80,14.56,,,,,,,,,, ,19.10,33.44,14.34,,,,,,,,,, ,19.64,31.58,11.95,,,,,,,,,, BKO 6-7 weeks old,20.61,29.35,8.74,,,,,,,,,, ,20.63,28.34,7.71,,,,,,,,,, ,21.25,29.50,8.25,,,,,,,,,, ,21.30,30.88,9.57,,,,,,,,,, ,20.92,29.36,8.44,,,,,,,,,, WT 16-20 weeks old,22.05,35.24,13.19,,,,,,,,,, ,21.71,35.06,13.35,,,,,,,,,, ,20.43,34.28,13.86,,,,,,,,,, ,20.03,34.06,14.03,,,,,,,,,, BKO 16-20 weeks old,19.87,30.59,10.72,,,,,,,,,, ,20.41,30.02,9.62,,,,,,,,,, ,20.48,30.08,9.60,,,,,,,,,, ,20.51,30.75,10.24,,,,,,,,,, ,20.93,30.23,9.30,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,