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SUBMITTER: Theil EC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3587046 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Theil Elizabeth C EC Behera Rabindra K RK Tosha Takehiko T
Coordination chemistry reviews 20120518 2
Ferritins, highly symmetrical protein nanocages, are reactors for Fe<sup>2+</sup> and dioxygen or hydrogen peroxide that are found in all kingdoms of life and in many different cells of multicellular organisms. They synthesize iron concentrates required for cells to make cofactors of iron proteins (heme, FeS, mono and diiron). The caged ferritin biominerals, Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>•H<sub>2</sub>O are also antioxidants, acting as sinks for iron and oxidants scavenged from damaged proteins; ge ...[more]