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==Crystal structure of apo-R168C/L169C-Fr==
<StructureSection load='6jef' size='340' side='right'caption='[[6jef]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 1.58&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[6jef]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equus_caballus Equus caballus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=6JEF OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6JEF FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 1.58&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=CD:CADMIUM+ION'>CD</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=CL:CHLORIDE+ION'>CL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=SO4:SULFATE+ION'>SO4</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6jef FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=6jef OCA], [https://pdbe.org/6jef PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=6jef RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/6jef PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=6jef ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/FRIL_HORSE 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).
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Spherical protein cages with highly symmetrical structures provide unique environments for the conjugation of metal ions and metal nanoparticles. Ferritin has been widely studied as a template for the coordination of metal ions and metal nanoparticles in fundamental research and applications. However, it remains difficult to design metal coordination sites precisely. In this work, we describe the design and construction of new metal coordination sites by introducing Cys residues at the 4-fold symmetrical hydrophobic channel of apo-ferritin. X-ray crystal structure analyses of the mutants containing Cd(ii) ions show that the four or eight binding sites for Cd(ii) ions are located at the 4-fold symmetrical axis channel of apo-ferritin. It was found that the coordination number and configuration of Cd(ii) ions can be varied by adjusting the positions of the Cys residues at the symmetrical channels of the apo-ferritin cage.

Coordination design of cadmium ions at the 4-fold axis channel of the apo-ferritin cage.,Abe S, Ito N, Maity B, Lu C, Lu D, Ueno T Dalton Trans. 2019 Jul 2;48(26):9759-9764. doi: 10.1039/c9dt00609e. PMID:30993287<ref>PMID:30993287</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Ferritin 3D structures|Ferritin 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Equus caballus]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Abe S]]
[[Category: Ito N]]
[[Category: Lu C]]
[[Category: Lu D]]
[[Category: Maity B]]
[[Category: Ueno T]]