In the presence of low intracellular iron, the binding of iron regulatory protein (IRE-BP) to iron response elements (IRE) present on the ferritin mRNA:
A) results in a decrease in ferritin abundance.
B) results in an increase in ferritin abundance.
C) occurs only when intracellular iron concentrations are high.
D) doesn't occur.
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