Iron plays a vital role in the maintenance of life, being central to various cellular processes,
from respiration to gene regulation. It is essential for iron to be stored in a nontoxic and …

Iron oxide biomineralization occurs in all living organisms and typically involves protein
compartments ranging from 5 to 100nm in size. The smallest iron-oxo particles are formed …

The self-assembled ferritin nanocages, nature's solution to iron toxicity and its low solubility,
scavenge free iron to synthesize hydrated ferric oxyhydroxide mineral inside their central …

Proteins are the ultimate carriers of information encoded within genes. The salient feature of
proteins is their ability to perform a vast array of function with extraordinary specificity. This …

The subject of this review article was first reported approximately three decades ago upon
the discovery of a starvation-inducible protein found tightly bound to chromosomal DNA in 3 …

D NA binding p roteins under s tarvation (Dps) are proteins belonging to the ferritin family
with the capacity for DNA binding, in addition to iron storage and ferroxidation. Present only …

Background The ideal nanoparticle should be able to encapsulate either pharmaceutical
agents or imaging probes so that it could treat or image clinical tumours by targeting the …

Preparation of modified and hybrid ferritin provides a great opportunity to understand the
mechanisms of iron loading/unloading, protein self-assembly, size constrained nanomaterial …

Ferritin, a multimeric iron storage protein distributed in almost all living kingdoms, has been
highlighted recently as a nutritional iron source in plant-derived foodstuffs, because ferritin …

Dps proteins (DNA-binding proteins from starved cells) have been found to detoxify H2O2.
At their catalytic centers, the ferroxidase center (FOC), Dps proteins utilize Fe2+ to reduce …