title: Ferritin as an iron-storage protein: mechanisms of iron uptake.
abstract: The major physiological role of the ubiquitous protein ferritin is to store iron, which it does as a mineral core within a protein shell. Using evidence from a variety of sources we suggest that this versatile protein responds in its mechanism of iron uptake to changes in environmental conditions.
mesh_terms: D005293:Ferritins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D005293:Ferritins; D007501:Iron