the hyphal-associated adhesin and invasin Als3 of Candida albicans mediates iron acquisition from host ferritin. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2008 Iron sequestration by host iron-binding proteins is an important mechanism of resistance to microbial infections. Inside oral epithelial cells, iron is stored within ferritin, and is therefore not usually accessible to pathogenic microbes.
Ricardo S Almeida +7 more
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Protein aggregates nucleate ice: the example of apoferritin [PDF]
, 2020 Biological material has gained increasing attention recently as a source of ice-nucleating particles that may account for cloud glaciation at moderate supercooling.
Bittner, Alexander M. +4 more
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Evaluating methods and protocols of ferritin-based magnetogenetics
iScience, 2021 Summary: FeRIC (Ferritin iron Redistribution to Ion Channels) is a magnetogenetic technique that uses radiofrequency (RF) alternating magnetic fields to activate the transient receptor potential channels, TRPV1 and TRPV4, coupled to cellular ferritins ...
Miriam Hernández-Morales +3 more
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A ferritin from Dendrorhynchus zhejiangensis with heavy metals detoxification activity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Ferritin, an iron homeostasis protein, has important functions in transition and storage of toxic metal ions. In this study, the full-length cDNA of ferritin was isolated from Dendrorhynchus zhejiangensis by cDNA library and RACE approaches.
Chenghua Li +6 more
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Cytoprotective Effect of Ferritin H in Renal Ischemia Reperfusion Injury. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Oxidative stress is a major contributor to kidney injury following ischemia reperfusion. Ferritin, a highly conserved iron-binding protein, is a key protein in the maintenance of cellular iron homeostasis and protection from oxidative stress.
Heather C Hatcher +3 more
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Ferritin in the fungus Phycomyces [PDF]
, 1971 The iron-protein ferritin has been purified from mycelium, sporangiophores, and spores of the fungus Phycomyces blakesleeanus. It has a protein-to-iron ratio of 5, a sedimentation coefficient of 55S, a buoyant density in CsCl of 1.82 g/cm3, and the ...
David, Charles N., Easterbrook, Kenneth
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Clinical Characteristics and Efficacy of Iron Treatment for Restless Legs Syndrome Patients with Very Low Ferritin Levels [PDF]
Sleep Medicine Research, 2018 Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is associated with dopaminergic dysfunction, and iron deficiency, manifesting as low ferritin. However, ferritin levels do not correlate well with demographic data.
Tae-Joon Kim +9 more
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Ferritin nanovehicle for targeted delivery of cytochrome C to cancer cells [PDF]
, 2019 In this work, we have exploited the unique properties of a chimeric archaeal-human ferritin to encapsulate, deliver and release cytochrome c and induce apoptosis in a myeloid leukemia cell line.
Baiocco, P. +8 more
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Association between Serum Ferritin and Blood Lipids: Influence of Diabetes and hs-CRP Levels
Journal of Diabetes Research, 2020 This study is aimed at exploring the relationship between serum ferritin and blood lipids and the influence of diabetes and different hs-CRP levels. A total of 8163 subjects were analyzed.
Lianlong Yu +6 more
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Effect of Serum Ferritin on the Prognosis of Patients with Sepsis: Data from the MIMIC-IV Database
Emergency Medicine International, 2022 Background. The present study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of serum ferritin in critically ill patients with sepsis by using the MIMIC-IV database. Methods. Data were extracted from the MIMIC-IV database.
Yi-Peng Fang +7 more
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