1fha

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<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1fha]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human Human]. The November 2002 RCSB PDB [http://pdb.rcsb.org/pdb/static.do?p=education_discussion/molecule_of_the_month/index.html Molecule of the Month] feature on ''Ferritin and Transferrin'' by David S. Goodsell is [http://dx.doi.org/10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2002_11 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2002_11]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1FHA OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1FHA FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=CA:CALCIUM+ION'>CA</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=FE:FE+(III)+ION'>FE</scene></td></tr>

<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1fha FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1fha OCA], [http://pdbe.org/1fha PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1fha RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1fha PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=1fha ProSAT]</span></td></tr>

[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/FRIH_HUMAN FRIH_HUMAN]] Stores iron in a soluble, non-toxic, readily available form. Important for iron homeostasis. Has ferroxidase activity. Iron is taken up in the ferrous form and deposited as ferric hydroxides after oxidation. Also plays a role in delivery of iron to cells. Mediates iron uptake in capsule cells of the developing kidney (By similarity).

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

Ferritin is important in iron homeostasis. Its twenty-four chains of two types, H and L, assemble as a hollow shell providing an iron-storage cavity. Ferritin molecules in cells containing high levels of iron tend to be rich in L chains, and may have a long-term storage function, whereas H-rich ferritins are more active in iron metabolism. The molecular basis for the greater activity of H-rich ferritins has until now been obscure, largely because the structure of H-chain ferritin has remained unknown owing to the difficulties in obtaining crystals ordered enough for X-ray crystallographic analysis. Here we report the three-dimensional structure of a human ferritin H-chain homopolymer. By genetically engineering a change in the sequence of the intermolecular contact region, we obtained crystals isomorphous with the homologous rat L ferritin and of high enough quality for X-ray diffraction analysis. The X-ray structure of human H ferritin shows a novel metal site embedded within each of its four-helix bundles and we suggest that ferroxidase activity associated with this site accounts for its rapid uptake of iron.

 

== References ==

[[Category: Human]]

[[Category: Artymiuk, P J]]

[[Category: Harrison, P M]]

[[Category: Metal binding protein]]