All of the following are true about Hepcidin except

Hepcidin, a 25-amino acid peptide secreted by hepatic Kupffer's cells downregulates duodenal iron absorption by regulating DMT1 activity as well as other proteins in the iron-responsive pathways (e.g., FP1). Hepcidin is a negative regulator of iron absorption because mice that fail to express hepcidin have elevated body iron stores, whereas mice with enhanced hepcidin expression have profound iron deficiency. .