Iron binding and oxidation by Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries ferritin

A novel ferritin was identified in marine pennate diatoms, unicellular photosynthetic organisms that play a major role in global primary production and carbon sequestration in the deep ocean. The expression of the iron storage and detoxifying protein ferritin is thought to facilitate the blooming of...

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Main Author: Pfaffen, Stephanie
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/50303