Regulation of cellular iron metabolism

J Wang, K Pantopoulos - Biochemical Journal, 2011 - portlandpress.com
Iron is an essential but potentially hazardous biometal. Mammalian cells require sufficient
amounts of iron to satisfy metabolic needs or to accomplish specialized functions. Iron is …

[HTML][HTML] Mammalian iron metabolism and its control by iron regulatory proteins

CP Anderson, M Shen, RS Eisenstein… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2012 - Elsevier
Cellular iron homeostasis is maintained by iron regulatory proteins 1 and 2 (IRP1 and IRP2).
IRPs bind to iron-responsive elements (IREs) located in the untranslated regions of mRNAs …

Function and biogenesis of iron–sulphur proteins

R Lill - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
Abstract Iron–sulphur (Fe–S) clusters have long been recognized as essential and versatile
cofactors of proteins involved in catalysis, electron transport and sensing of ambient …

[HTML][HTML] The role of mitochondria in cellular iron–sulfur protein biogenesis and iron metabolism

R Lill, B Hoffmann, S Molik, AJ Pierik… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2012 - Elsevier
Mitochondria play a key role in iron metabolism in that they synthesize heme, assemble iron–
sulfur (Fe/S) proteins, and participate in cellular iron regulation. Here, we review the latter …

Humans possess two mitochondrial ferredoxins, Fdx1 and Fdx2, with distinct roles in steroidogenesis, heme, and Fe/S cluster biosynthesis

AD Sheftel, O Stehling, AJ Pierik, HP Elsässer… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - pnas.org
Mammalian adrenodoxin (ferredoxin 1; Fdx1) is essential for the synthesis of various steroid
hormones in adrenal glands. As a member of the [2Fe-2S] cluster-containing ferredoxin …

[HTML][HTML] Biogenesis of cytosolic and nuclear iron–sulfur proteins and their role in genome stability

VD Paul, R Lill - Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Iron–sulfur (Fe–S) clusters are versatile protein cofactors that require numerous
components for their synthesis and insertion into apoproteins. In eukaryotes, maturation of …

Biogenesis of iron-sulfur clusters in mammalian cells: new insights and relevance to human disease

TA Rouault - Disease models & mechanisms, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
Iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters are ubiquitous cofactors composed of iron and inorganic sulfur.
They are required for the function of proteins involved in a wide range of activities, including …

Mammalian iron–sulphur proteins: novel insights into biogenesis and function

TA Rouault - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract Iron–sulphur (Fe–S) clusters are inorganic cofactors that are found in nearly all
species and are composed of various combinations of iron and sulphur atoms. Fe–S clusters …

MMS19 assembles iron-sulfur proteins required for DNA metabolism and genomic integrity

O Stehling, AA Vashisht, J Mascarenhas, ZO Jonsson… - Science, 2012 - science.org
Instability of the nuclear genome is a hallmark of cancer and aging. MMS19 protein has
been linked to maintenance of genomic integrity, but the molecular basis of this connection …

A fatal mitochondrial disease is associated with defective NFU1 function in the maturation of a subset of mitochondrial Fe-S proteins

A Navarro-Sastre, F Tort, O Stehling… - The American Journal of …, 2011 - cell.com
We report on ten individuals with a fatal infantile encephalopathy and/or pulmonary
hypertension, leading to death before the age of 15 months. Hyperglycinemia and lactic …