[HTML][HTML] Bacterial iron detoxification at the molecular level

JM Bradley, DA Svistunenko, MT Wilson… - Journal of Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Iron is an essential micronutrient, and, in the case of bacteria, its availability is commonly a
growth-limiting factor. However, correct functioning of cells requires that the labile pool of …

Dps is a universally conserved dual-action DNA-binding and ferritin protein

K Orban, SE Finkel - Journal of bacteriology, 2022 - journals.asm.org
The DNA-binding protein from starved cells, Dps, is a universally conserved prokaryotic
ferritin that, in many species, also binds DNA. Dps homologs have been identified in the vast …

Dps functions as a key player in bacterial iron homeostasis

SM Williams, D Chatterji - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

Functionalization of protein crystals with metal ions, complexes and nanoparticles

S Abe, B Maity, T Ueno - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Design and engineering of protein crystals with metal coordination.•Growth of
metal nanoclusters in engineered protein crystals and structures.•Creation of functional …

Miniferritins: Small multifunctional protein cages

JPL Guerra, JP Jacinto, P Tavares - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Structural insights into iron ions accumulation in Dps nanocage

Y Chesnokov, A Mozhaev, R Kamyshinsky… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dps (DNA-binding protein from starved cells) is well known for the structural protection of
bacterial DNA by the formation of highly ordered intracellular assemblies under stress …

An overview of Dps: Dual acting nanovehicles in prokaryotes with DNA binding and ferroxidation properties

SM Williams, D Chatterji - … Protein Complexes III: Structure and Function, 2021 - Springer
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 …

Biochemical and structural characterization of a thermostable Dps protein with His‐type ferroxidase centers and outer metal‐binding sites

T Minato, T Teramoto, Y Kakuta, S Ogo… - FEBS open …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The DNA‐binding protein from starved cells (Dps) is found in a wide range of
microorganisms, and it has been well characterized. However, little is known about Dps …

Iron/iron oxide nanoparticles: advances in microbial fabrication, mechanism study, biomedical, and environmental applications

N Ashraf, F Ahmad, L Da-Wei, RB Zhou… - Critical Reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Microbially synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles (FeONPs) hold great potential for
biomedical, clinical, and environmental applications owing to their several unique features …

Key carboxylate residues for iron transit through the prokaryotic ferritin SynFtn

JM Bradley, J Fair, AM Hemmings… - Microbiology, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
Ferritins are proteins forming 24meric rhombic dodecahedral cages that play a key role in
iron storage and detoxification in all cell types. Their function requires the transport of Fe2+ …