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Reviews on structure and function of ferritins

  1. Aisen, P. and Listowsky, I. (1980) Iron transport and storage proteins. Annu. Rev. Biochem. 49, 357-393.
  2. Aisen, P., Wessling­Resnick, M. and Leibold, E.A. (1999) Iron metabolism. Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 3, 200-206.
  3. Andrews, S.C., Arosio, P., Bottke, W., Briat, J.F., von Darl, M., Harrison, P.M., Laulhere, J.P., Levi, S., Lobreaux, S. and Yewdall, S.J. (1992) Structure, function, and evolution of ferritins. J. Inorg. Biochem. 47, 161-174.
  4. Aust, S.D. (1995) Ferritin as a source of iron and protection from iron­induced toxicities. Toxicol. Lett. 82-83, 941-944.
  5. Bomford, A.B. and Munro, H.N. (1992) Ferritin gene expression in health and malignancy. Pathobiology 60, 10-18.
  6. Chasteen, N.D. (1998) Ferritin. Uptake, storage, and release of iron. Metal Ions in Biological Systems 35, 479-514.
  7. Clegg, G.A., Fitton, J.E., Harrison, P.M. and Treffry, A. (1980) Ferritin: molecular structure and iron­storage mechanisms. Prog. Biophys. Mol. Biol. 36, 56-86.
  8. Crichton, R.R. (1971) Ferritin: structure, synthesis and function. New Engl. J. Med. 284, 1413-1422.
  9. Crichton, R.R. (1973a) Ferritin. Structure and Bonding 17, 67-134.
  10. Crichton, R.R. (1973b) Structure and function of ferritin. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 12, 57-65.
  11. Crichton, R.R. (1981) Ferritin. Structure and function. Med. Welt 32, 1401-1404.
  12. Dallman, P.R. (1986) Biochemical basis for the manifestations of iron deficiency. Annu. Rev. Nutr. 6, 13-40.
  13. de Silva, D.M. and Aust, S.D. (1993) Ferritin and ceruloplasmin in oxidative damage: review and recent findings. Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 71, 715-720.
  14. Eisenstein, R.S. and Munro, H.N. (1990) Translational regulation of ferritin synthesis by iron. Enzyme 44, 42-58.
  15. Eisenstein, R.S., Bettany, A.J. and Munro, H.N. (1990) Regulation of ferritin gene expression. Advances in Inorganic Biochemistry, vol. 8. Elsevier, New York, pp. 91-138.
  16. Fagard, R. and Saddi, R. (1977) Ferritin structure and biosynthesis. Biochimie 59, 765-773.
  17. Ford, G.C., Harrison, P.M., Rice, D.W., Smith, J.M.A., Treffry, A., White, J.L. and Yariv, J. (1984) Ferritin: design and formation of an iron­storage molecule. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B 304, 551-565.
  18. Frey, R.F., Donlin, M.J. and Bashkin, J.K. (1995) Iron in biology: Iron content in ferritin, the iron­storage protein. http://www.chemistry.wustl.edu/EduDev/Ferritin/.
  19. Frieden, E. and Osaki, S. (1974) Ferroxidases and ferrireductases: their role in iron metabolism. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 48, 235-265.
  20. Hallberg, L. (1981) Bioavailability of dietary iron in man. Annu. Rev. Nutr. 1, 123-147.
  21. Harford, J.B. and Klausner, R.D. (1990) Coordinate post­transcriptional regulation of ferritin and transferrin receptor expression: the role of regulated RNA­protein interaction. Enzyme 44, 28-41.
  22. Harrison, P.M. and Arosio, P. (1996) The ferritins: molecular properties, iron storage function and cellular regulation. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1275, 161-203.
  23. Harrison, P.M., Ford, G.C., Rice, D.W., Smith, J.M.A., Treffry, A. and White, J.L. (1987) Structural and functional studies on ferritins. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 15, 744-748.
  24. Harrison, P.M., Bauminger, E.R., Hechel, D., Hodson, N.W., Nowik, I., Treffry, A. and Yewdall, S.J. (1994) Mechanism of Fe(II) oxidation and core formation in ferritin. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 356, 1-12.
  25. Harrison, P.M., Hempstead, P.D., Artymiuk, P.J. and Andrews, S.C. (1998) Structure-function relationships in the ferritins. Metal Ions in Biological Systems 35, 435-477.
  26. Joshi, J.G. and Zimmerman, A. (1988) Ferritin: an expanded role in metabolic regulation. Toxicology 48, 21-29.
  27. Kalyanaraman, B. (1996) Detection of nitric oxide by electron spin resonance in chemical, photochemical, cellular, physiological, and pathophysiological systems. Methods Enzymol. 268, 168-187.
  28. Kozak, M. (1992) Regulation of translation in eukaryotic systems. Annu. Rev. Cell Biol 8, 197-225.
  29. Kuhn, L.C. (1994) Molecular regulation of iron proteins. Baillieres Clin. Haematol. 7, 763-785.
  30. Kuhn, L.C. and Hentze, M.W. (1992) Coordination of cellular iron metabolism by post­transcriptional gene regulation. J. Inorg. Biochem. 47, 183-195.
  31. Kurtz, D.M., Jr. (1997) Structural similarity and functional diversity in diiron­oxo proteins. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 2, 159-167.
  32. Lash, A. and Saleem, A. (1995) Iron metabolism and its regulation. A review. Ann. Clin. Lab. Sci. 25, 20-30.
  33. Le Brun, N.E., Thomson, A.J. and Moore, G.R. (1997) Metal centres of bacterioferritin or non­haem­iron­containing cytochromes b557. Structure and Bonding 88, 103-138.
  34. Leibold, E.A. and Guo, B. (1992) Iron­dependent regulation of ferritin and transferrin receptor expression by the iron­responsive element binding protein. Annu. Rev. Nutr. 12, 345-368.
  35. Linkesch, W. (1984) Serum ferritin - its diagnostic relevance and clinical significance. Acta Med. Austriaca 11, 79-89.
  36. Lipinski, P. and Drapier, J.­C. (1997) Interplay between ferritin metabolism, reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 2, 559-566.
  37. Marianska, B. (1986) Ferritin - molecular structure, properties and function. Acta Haematol. Pol. 17, 71-74.
  38. Mascotti, D.P., Rup, D. and Thach, R.E. (1995) Regulation of iron metabolism: translational effects mediated by iron, heme, and cytokines. Annu. Rev. Nutr. 15, 239-261.
  39. Miterev, Yu.G., Nazaretian, M.K., Andreeva, A.P. and Zamchii, A.A. (1983) Ferritin: structure, function and clinical aspects. Gematol. Transfuziol. 28, 38-44.
  40. Munro, H.N. (1986) Back to basics: an evolutionary odyssey with reflections on the nutrition research of tomorrow. Annu. Rev. Nutr. 6, 1-12.
  41. Munro, H.N. (1990) Iron regulation of ferritin gene expression. J. Cell. Biochem. 44, 107-115.
  42. Munro, H.N. (1993) The ferritin genes: their response to iron status. Nutr. Rev. 51, 65-73.
  43. Munro, H.N. and Linder, M.C. (1978) Ferritin: structure, biosynthesis, and role in iron metabolism. Physiol. Rev. 58, 317-396.
  44. Munro, H.N., Aziz, N., Leibold, E.A., Murray, M., Rogers, J., Vass, J.K. and White, K. (1988) The ferritin genes: structure, expression, and regulation. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 526, 113-123.
  45. Nordlund, P. and Eklund, H. (1995) Di­iron-carboxylate proteins. Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 5, 758-766.
  46. Powell, A.K. (1997) Polyiron oxides, oxyhydroxides and hydroxides as models for biomineralisation processes. Structure and Bonding 88, 1-38.
  47. Powell, A.K. (1998) Ferritin. Its mineralization. Metal Ions in Biological Systems 35, 515-561.
  48. Rice, D.W., Ford, G.C., White, J.L., Smith, J.M.A. and Harrison, P.M. (1983) The spatial structure of horse spleen apoferritin. In Theil, E.C., Eichhorn, G.L. and Marzilli, L.G., Eds. Advances in Inorganic Biochemistry, vol. 5: Iron Binding Proteins without Cofactors or Sulfur Clusters. Elsevier, New York, pp. 39-50.
  49. Spiro, G. and Saltman, P. (1969) Polynuclear complexes of iron and their biological implications. Structure and Bonding 6, 116-156.
  50. Theil, E.C. (1983) Ferritin: structure, function, and regulation. In Theil, E.C., Eichhorn, G.L. and Marzilli, L.G., Eds. Advances in Inorganic Biochemistry, vol. 5: Iron Binding Proteins without Cofactors or Sulfur Clusters. Elsevier, New York, pp. 1-38.
  51. Theil, E.C. (1987) Ferritin: structure, gene regulation, and cellular function in animals, plants, and microorganisms. Annu. Rev. Biochem. 56, 289-315.
  52. Theil, E.C. (1988) Fe(III) clusters on ferritin protein coats and other aspects of iron core formation. In Que, L., Jr., Ed. ACS Symposium Series 372: Metal Clusters in Proteins. American Chemical Society, Washington, pp. 179-195.
  53. Theil, E.C. (1990a) The ferritin family of iron storage proteins. Adv. Enzymol. Relat. Areas Mol. Biol. 63, 421-449.
  54. Theil, E.C. (1990b) Regulation of ferritin and transferrin receptor mRNAs. J. Biol. Chem. 265, 4771-4774.
  55. Theil, E.C. (1990c) Ferritin mRNA translation, structure, and gene transcription during development of animals and plants. Enzyme 44, 68-82.
  56. Theil, E.C. (1993) The IRE (iron regulatory element) family: Structures which regulate mRNA translation or stability. BioFactors 4, 87-93.
  57. Theil, E.C., Burton, J.W. and Beard, J.L. (1997) A sustainable solution for dietary iron deficiency through plant biotechnology and breeding to increase seed ferritin control. Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. 51, Suppl. 4, S28-S31.
  58. Thomson, A.J., Le Brun, N.E., Keech, A.M., Andrews, S.C. and Moore, G.R. (1997) Pumping iron: does bacterioferritin contain a redox­driven iron pump? Biochem. Soc. Trans. 25, 96-101.
  59. Valberg, L.S. and Ghent, C.N. (1985) Diagnosis and management of hereditary hemochromatosis. Annu. Rev. Med. 36, 27-37.
  60. Wetz, K. and Crichton, R.R. (1973) Ferritin. Structure, function and medical aspects. Blut 27, 275-284.
  61. Worwood, M. (1989) An overview of iron metabolism at a molecular level. J. Intern. Med. 226, 381-391.
  62. Worwood, M. (1990) Ferritin. Blood Rev. 4, 259-269.

Books

  1. Crichton, R.R. (1991) Inorganic Biochemistry of Iron Metabolism. Ellis Horwood, New York.
  2. Frankel, R.B. and Blakemore, R.P., Eds. (1991) Iron Biominerals. Plenum Press, New York.
  3. Loehr, T.M., Ed. (1989) Iron Carriers and Iron Proteins. Wiley-VCH, New York.
  4. Sigel, A. and Sigel, H., Eds. (1998) Metal Ions in Biological Systems, vol. 35: Iron Transport and Storage in Microorganisms, Plants, and Animals. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York - Basel.
Bibliography on structural studies of bacterioferritin
Bibliography on structural studies of ferritins