3e2c is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli K-12. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
BFR_ECOLI Iron-storage protein, whose ferroxidase center binds Fe(2+) ions, oxidizes them by dioxygen to Fe(3+), and participates in the subsequent Fe(3+) oxide mineral core formation within the central cavity of the protein complex. The mineralized iron core can contain as many as 2700 iron atoms/24-meric molecule.[1][2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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↑Yang X, Le Brun NE, Thomson AJ, Moore GR, Chasteen ND. The iron oxidation and hydrolysis chemistry of Escherichia coli bacterioferritin. Biochemistry. 2000 Apr 25;39(16):4915-23. PMID:10769150
↑Baaghil S, Lewin A, Moore GR, Le Brun NE. Core formation in Escherichia coli bacterioferritin requires a functional ferroxidase center. Biochemistry. 2003 Dec 2;42(47):14047-56. PMID:14636073 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi035253u
