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P M Harrison, A Treffry, T H Lilley.
Abstract
The major physiological role of the ubiquitous protein ferritin is to store iron, which it does as a mineral core within a protein shell. Using evidence from a variety of sources we suggest that this versatile protein responds in its mechanism of iron uptake to changes in environmental conditions.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3746295 DOI: 10.1016/0162-0134(86)80068-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Inorg Biochem ISSN: 0162-0134 Impact factor: 4.155