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Conservation of the structural and functional architecture of encapsulated ferritins in bacteria and...

Conservation of the structural and functional architecture of encapsulated ferritins in bacteria and...

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Conservation of the structural and functional architecture of encapsulated ferritins in bacteria and archaea

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Conservation of the structural and functional architecture of encapsulated ferritins in bacteria and archaea

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Cold Spring Harbor: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

Journal title

bioRxiv, 2018-09

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English

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Cold Spring Harbor: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

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Contents

Iron is an essential element for many biological processes; however, due to its high reactivity iron can also be very toxic, producing reactive oxygen species through Fenton chemistry. Ferritins protect the cell from oxidative stress by catalytically converting Fe(II) into less toxic Fe(III) and storing the resulting iron minerals within their core...

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Conservation of the structural and functional architecture of encapsulated ferritins in bacteria and archaea

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2114513065

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2114513065

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E-ISSN

2692-8205

DOI

10.1101/431494