Mitochondrial ferritin is a functional iron-storage protein in cucumber (Cucumis sativus) roots

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue AUG, 2013, Pages

  Vigani, Gianpiero ^a   Tarantino, Delia ^a   Murgia, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cucumis sativus; Ferritin; Iron homeostasis; Iron storage protein; Micronutrients; Mitochondria; Roots

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900838573     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00316     Document Type: Article

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