Structural comparison of two ferritins from the marine invertebrate Phascolosoma esculenta
FEBS Open Bio, 2021 For marine invertebrates with no adaptive immune system, ferritin is a major intracellular iron‐storage protein with a critical role in innate immunity.
Tinghong Ming +10 more
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Heterologous Expression of Either Human or Soya Bean Ferritins in Budding Yeast Reveals Common Functions Protecting Against Oxidative Agents and Counteracting Double-Strand Break Accumulation [PDF]
BiomoleculesFerritins are globular proteins that, upon self-assembly in nanocages, are capable of bio-safely storing huge concentrations of bioavailable iron. They are present in most cell types and organisms; one of the exceptions is yeast.
Nuria Pujol Carrión +1 more
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A natural biogenic nanozyme for scavenging superoxide radicals [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsBiominerals, the inorganic minerals of organisms, are known mainly for their physical property-related functions in modern living organisms. Our recent discovery of the enzyme-like activities of nanomaterials, coined as nanozyme, inspires the hypothesis ...
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Ferritin microheterogeneity, subunit composition, functional, and physiological implications [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Ferritin is a ubiquitous intracellular iron storage protein that plays a crucial role in iron homeostasis. Animal tissue ferritins consist of multiple isoforms (or isoferritins) with different proportions of H and L subunits that contribute to their ...
Ayush K. Srivastava +4 more
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The crystal structure of Acinetobacter baumannii bacterioferritin reveals a heteropolymer of bacterioferritin and ferritin subunits [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIron storage proteins, e.g., vertebrate ferritin, and the ferritin-like bacterioferritin (Bfr) and bacterial ferritin (Ftn), are spherical, hollow proteins that catalyze the oxidation of Fe2+ at binuclear iron ferroxidase centers (FOC) and store the Fe3+
Huili Yao +9 more
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Helicobacter pylori infection and iron deficiency in non-elderly adults participating in a health check-up program [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2022 Background/Aims Helicobacter pylori infection is presumably associated with iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia (IDA). This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between H.
Jun Yeop Lee +6 more
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Recombinant ferritins for multimodal nanomedicine
Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 2023 In all living organisms, ferritins are a group of proteins important for maintaining iron homeostasis. Increasing amount of studies has shown that recombinant ferritins can be widely used in multimodal nanomedicine, especially for anticancer treatment ...
Yihao Li +5 more
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Effect of high intensity interval training and use of Echium amoenum on serum ferritin and CRP levels in overweight and obese women [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2020 Introduction: During obesity, inflammatory markers such as ferritin and C-reactive protein are increased, which is a major mechanism of atherosclerosis and insulin resistance.
Maryam Nasri, Farzaneh Taghian
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Magnetic resonance imaging of tumors colonized with bacterial ferritin-expressing Escherichia coli. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 BACKGROUND: Recent studies have shown that human ferritin can be used as a reporter of gene expression for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Bacteria also encode three classes of ferritin-type molecules with iron accumulation properties.
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Síndrome de hiperferritinemia e catarata hereditária: relato de caso
Residência Pediátrica, 2023 INTRODUCTION: The increase in ferritin is a common finding in clinical practice, and may have several causes, such as inflammatory, neoplastic and liver diseases. In addition, ferritin represents the bodys iron stores.
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