The iron storage protein, ferritin, plays a key role in iron metabolism. Its ability to sequester
the element gives ferritin the dual functions of iron detoxification and iron reserve. The …

Nature is a great source of inspiration in solving extremely complex problems, and it is every
day more common to use its strategies for the development of new materials, methods, and …

Iron is a micronutrient for nearly all life on Earth. It can be used as an electron donor and
electron acceptor by iron-oxidizing and iron-reducing microorganisms and is used in a …

Superoxide promotes hydroxyl-radical formation and consequent DNA damage in cells of all
types. The long-standing hypothesis that it primarily does so by delivering electrons to …

Abstract Dating from the Pre-Cambrian era, cyanobacteria have a long history of adaptation
to the Earth's environment. By evolving oxygen via photosynthetic reactions similar to those …

BACKGROUND: The Ferritins are part of the extensive 'Ferritin-like superfamily'which have
diverse functions but are linked by the presence of a common four-helical bundle domain …

Iron is an essential nutrient for nearly all organisms but presents problems of toxicity, poor
solubility and low availability. These problems are alleviated through the use of iron-storage …

Protein cage architectures such as virus capsids and ferritins are versatile nanoscale
platforms amenable to both genetic and chemical modification. Incorporation of multiple …

Ferritin is a vital protein complex responsible for storing iron in almost all living organisms. It
plays a crucial role in various metabolic pathways, inflammation processes, stress response …

Bacterioferritin of Escherichia coli, also known as cytochrome b 1, is a hollow, nearly
spherical shell made up of 24 identical protein subunits and 12 haems. We have solved this …