Structural highlights
Function
[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).
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Biomolecules can act as functional templates for the organization of inorganic particles. Here we use two protein containers, engineered with opposite surface charge, as building blocks for the construction of a new type of biohybrid material. Binary structures with crystalline order were obtained, adopting a tetragonal lattice. Moreover, the cavity of the engineered protein containers can be filled with inorganic nanoparticles. The controlled assembly of these protein-nanoparticle composites yields highly ordered binary nanoparticle superlattices as free-standing crystals, with up to a few hundred micrometers in size. Because the structure and lattice parameters of the protein-nanoparticle crystals are independent of their nanoparticle cargo, the binary protein material may serve as a generally applicable matrix for the assembly of a variety of nanoparticles types.
Binary Protein Crystals for the Assembly of Inorganic Nanoparticle Superlattices.,Kunzle M, Eckert T, Beck T J Am Chem Soc. 2016 Oct 5;138(39):12731-12734. Epub 2016 Sep 21. PMID:27617514[1]
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References
- ↑ Kunzle M, Eckert T, Beck T. Binary Protein Crystals for the Assembly of Inorganic Nanoparticle Superlattices. J Am Chem Soc. 2016 Oct 5;138(39):12731-12734. Epub 2016 Sep 21. PMID:27617514 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b07260
