Structural highlights
Function
[FRIL_HORSE] Stores iron in a soluble, non-toxic, readily available form. Important for iron homeostasis. 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).
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Two anticancer gold(iii) compounds, Au2phen and Auoxo4, were encapsulated within a ferritin nanocage. The gold-compound loaded proteins were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and circular dichroism. X-ray crystallography shows that the compounds degrade upon encapsulation and gold(i) ions bind Ft within the cage, close to the side chains of Cys126. The gold-encapsulated nanocarriers are cytotoxic to human cancer cells. Au(i)-loaded Ft, obtained upon the encapsulation of Au2phen within the cage, induces oxidative stress activation, which finally leads to apoptosis in MCF-7 cells.
Ferritin nanocages loaded with gold ions induce oxidative stress and apoptosis in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells.,Monti DM, Ferraro G, Petruk G, Maiore L, Pane F, Amoresano A, Cinellu MA, Merlino A Dalton Trans. 2017 Nov 14;46(44):15354-15362. doi: 10.1039/c7dt02370g. PMID:29072740[1]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
References
- ↑ Monti DM, Ferraro G, Petruk G, Maiore L, Pane F, Amoresano A, Cinellu MA, Merlino A. Ferritin nanocages loaded with gold ions induce oxidative stress and apoptosis in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. Dalton Trans. 2017 Nov 14;46(44):15354-15362. doi: 10.1039/c7dt02370g. PMID:29072740 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7dt02370g
