Due to its advantageous redox properties, iron plays an important role in the metabolism of
nearly all life. However, these properties are not only a boon but also the bane of such life …

Confinement chemistry is a growing field with many potential applications in the synthetic,
catalytic and especially pharmaceutical industries. Confinement of materials can reveal …

Biomolecules modulate inorganic crystallization to generate hierarchically structured
biominerals, but the atomic structure of the organic-inorganic interfaces that regulate …

Herein, we report on the successful encapsulation into human H-ferritin of two highly
charged Ru (II) polypyridyl complexes,[Ru (phen) 2L′] 2+(Ru1, with L′= 4, 4′-(2, 5, 8, 11 …

Herein we describe a method for the efficient production (∼ 90% fluorination) of 5-F-Trp
human H ferritin via the selective incorporation of 19 F into the side chain of W93 using 5 …

The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans contains genes for two types of ferritin (ftn-1 and ftn-
2) that express FTN-1 and FTN-2. We have expressed and purified both proteins and …

All protein-directed syntheses of metal nanoclusters (NCs) and nanoparticles (NPs) have
attracted considerable attention because protein scaffolds provide a unique metal …

Biomineralization is mediated by specialized proteins that guide and control mineral
sedimentation. In many cases, the active regions of these biomineralization proteins are …

Visualizing the structure of the protein-inorganic interface is critically important for a more
complete understanding of biomineralization. Unfortunately, there are limited approaches for …

Iron is an essential element involved in various metabolic processes. The ferritin family of
proteins forms nanocage assembly and is involved in iron oxidation, storage, and …