Ferritin-like QuickView - Correlation Engine

Description:: This entry represents ferritin and structurally related proteins. Ferritin is a major non-haem iron storage protein in animal, plants and microorganisms. Iron is required by most organisms, but is potentially toxic due to its reactivity, which is counteracted by sequestering it into ferritin. Ferritin consists of a 4-helical bundle core, and contains a bimetal-ion centre in the middle of the bundle. Other proteins with this structure include: haem-containing bacteriferritins; rubrerythrin, which appears to have a role in anaerobic detoxification pathway for reactive oxygen species; Dps (DNA-binding proteins from starved cells) used in bacteria for iron storage-detoxification; and CRD1 (AcsF), which is required for the maintenance of photosystem I.

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