Cellular regulation and molecular interactions of the ferritins

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 591-600

  Hintze, K J ^a,b   Theil, E C ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA regulation; Ferritin; Iron; mRNA regulation; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; FERRITIN; HEMOPROTEIN; IRON; MESSENGER RNA; MINERAL; OXIDIZING AGENT; OXYGEN; OXYGENASE; RNA;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CELL FUNCTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHANNEL GATING; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CONTROL; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON METABOLISM; IRON RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; PROTECTION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA TRANSLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STARVATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; FERRITINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IRON; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PLANTS; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33645048994     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-005-5285-y     Document Type: Review

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