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Wu J, Li Y, Wu H, Zhang H, Sha X, Ma J, Yang R. The application of ferritin in transporting and binding diverse metal ions. Food Chem 2024; 439:138132. [PMID: 38081094 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.138132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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The ferritin cage can not only load iron ions in its inner cavity, but also has the capacity to carry other metal ions, thus constructing a new biological nano-transport system. The nanoparticles formed by ferritin and minerals can be used as ingredients of mineral supplements, which overcome the shortcomings of traditional mineral ingredients such as low bioavailability. Moreover, ferritin can be used to remove heavy metal ions from contaminated food. Silver and palladium nanoparticles formed by ferritin are also applied as anticancer agents. Ferritin combined with metal ions can be also used to detect harmful substances. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of ferritin's function in transporting and binding metal ions, and discusses the limitations and future prospects, which offers valuable insights for the application of ferritin in mineral supplements, food detoxifiers, anticancer agents, and food detections.
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- Jincan Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
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Tricase A, Alhenaki B, Marchianò V, Torsi L, Gupta R, Bollella P. Bioelectrochemically triggered apoferritin-based bionanoreactors: synthesis of CdSe nanoparticles and monitoring with leaky waveguides. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2024; 6:516-523. [PMID: 38235094 PMCID: PMC10790968 DOI: 10.1039/d3na01046e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Herein, we describe a novel method for producing cadmium-selenide nanoparticles (CdSe NPs) with controlled size using apoferritin as a bionanoreactor triggered by local pH change at the electrode/solution interface. Apoferritin is known for its reversible self-assembly at alkaline pH. The pH change is induced electrochemically by reducing O2 through the application of sufficiently negative voltages and bioelectrochemically through O2 reduction catalyzed by laccase, co-immobilized with apoferritin on the electrode surface. Specifically, a Ti electrode is modified with (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane, followed by glutaraldehyde cross-linking (1.5% v/v in H2O) of apoferritin (as the bionanoreactor) and laccase (as the local pH change triggering system). This proposed platform offers a universal approach for controlling the synthesis of semiconductor NPs within a bionanoreactor solely driven by (bio)electrochemical inputs. The CdSe NPs obtained through different synthetic approaches, namely electrochemical and bioelectrochemical, were characterized spectroscopically (UV-Vis, Raman, XRD) and morphologically (TEM). Finally, we conducted online monitoring of CdSe NPs formation within the apoferritin core by integrating the electrochemical system with LWs. The quantity of CdSe NPs produced through bioelectrochemical means was determined to be 2.08 ± 0.12 mg after 90 minutes of voltage application in the presence of O2. TEM measurements revealed that the bioelectrochemically synthesized CdSe NPs have a diameter of 4 ± 1 nm, accounting for 85% of the size distribution, a result corroborated by XRD data. Further research is needed to explore the synthesis of nanoparticles using different biological nanoreactors, as the process can be challenging due to the elevated buffer capacitance of biological media.
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- Angelo Tricase
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bari Aldo Moro Via E. Orabona, 4 70125 Bari Italy
- Centre for Colloid and Surface Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro Via E. Orabona, 4 70125 Bari Italy
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bari Aldo Moro Via E. Orabona, 4 70125 Bari Italy
- Centre for Colloid and Surface Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro Via E. Orabona, 4 70125 Bari Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bari Aldo Moro Via E. Orabona, 4 70125 Bari Italy
- Centre for Colloid and Surface Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro Via E. Orabona, 4 70125 Bari Italy
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bari Aldo Moro Via E. Orabona, 4 70125 Bari Italy
- Centre for Colloid and Surface Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro Via E. Orabona, 4 70125 Bari Italy
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Huo C, Ming T, Wu Y, Huan H, Qiu X, Lu C, Li Y, Zhang Z, Han J, Su X. Structural and Biochemical Characterization of Silver/Copper Binding by Dendrorhynchus zhejiangensis Ferritin. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15051297. [PMID: 36904538 PMCID: PMC10007213 DOI: 10.3390/polym15051297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Ferritin with a highly symmetrical cage-like structure is not only key in the reversible storage of iron in efficient ferroxidase activity; it also provides unique coordination environments for the conjugation of heavy metal ions other than those associated with iron. However, research regarding the effect of these bound heavy metal ions on ferritin is scarce. In the present study, we prepared a marine invertebrate ferritin from Dendrorhynchus zhejiangensis (DzFer) and found that it could withstand extreme pH fluctuation. We then demonstrated its capacity to interact with Ag+ or Cu2+ ions using various biochemical and spectroscopic methods and X-ray crystallography. Structural and biochemical analyses revealed that both Ag+ and Cu2+ were able to bind to the DzFer cage via metal-coordination bonds and that their binding sites were mainly located inside the three-fold channel of DzFer. Furthermore, Ag+ was shown to have a higher selectivity for sulfur-containing amino acid residues and appeared to bind preferentially at the ferroxidase site of DzFer as compared with Cu2+. Thus, it is far more likely to inhibit the ferroxidase activity of DzFer. The results provide new insights into the effect of heavy metal ions on the iron-binding capacity of a marine invertebrate ferritin.
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- Chunheng Huo
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
- Correspondence: (T.M.); (X.S.); Tel./Fax: +86-574-87608368 (X.S.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China
- Correspondence: (T.M.); (X.S.); Tel./Fax: +86-574-87608368 (X.S.)
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Hariharan K, Patel P, Mehta T. Surface modifications of Gold Nanoparticles: Stabilization and Recent Applications in Cancer Therapy. Pharm Dev Technol 2022; 27:665-683. [PMID: 35850605 DOI: 10.1080/10837450.2022.2103825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Gold nanoparticles (GNP) are noble metal nanocarriers that have been recently researched upon for pharmaceutical applications, imaging, and diagnosis. These metallic nanocarriers are easy to synthesize using chemical reduction techniques as their surface can be easily modified. Also, the properties of GNP are significantly affected by its size and shape which mandates its stabilization using suitable techniques of surface modification. Over the past decade, research has focused on surface modification of GNP and its stabilization using polymers, polysaccharides, proteins, dendrimers, and phase-stabilizers like gel phase or ionic liquid phase. The use of GNP for pharmaceutical applications requires its surface modification using biocompatible and inert surface modifiers. The stabilizers used, interact with the surface of GNP to provide either electrostatic stabilization or steric stabilization. This review extensively discusses the surface modification techniques for GNP and the related molecular level interactions involved in the same. The influence of various factors like the concentration of stabilizers used their characteristics like chain length and thickness, pH of the surrounding media, etc., on the surface of GNP and resulting to stability have been discussed in detail. Further, this review highlights the recent applications of surface-modified GNP in the management of tumor microenvironment and cancer therapy.
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- Kartik Hariharan
- Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, SG Highway, Gota, Ahmedabad-382481, Gujarat, India
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, SG Highway, Gota, Ahmedabad-382481, Gujarat, India
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, SG Highway, Gota, Ahmedabad-382481, Gujarat, India
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Slobodian MR, Petahtegoose JD, Wallis AL, Levesque DC, Merritt TJS. The Effects of Essential and Non-Essential Metal Toxicity in the Drosophila melanogaster Insect Model: A Review. TOXICS 2021; 9:269. [PMID: 34678965 PMCID: PMC8540122 DOI: 10.3390/toxics9100269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The biological effects of environmental metal contamination are important issues in an industrialized, resource-dependent world. Different metals have different roles in biology and can be classified as essential if they are required by a living organism (e.g., as cofactors), or as non-essential metals if they are not. While essential metal ions have been well studied in many eukaryotic species, less is known about the effects of non-essential metals, even though essential and non-essential metals are often chemically similar and can bind to the same biological ligands. Insects are often exposed to a variety of contaminated environments and associated essential and non-essential metal toxicity, but many questions regarding their response to toxicity remain unanswered. Drosophila melanogaster is an excellent insect model species in which to study the effects of toxic metal due to the extensive experimental and genetic resources available for this species. Here, we review the current understanding of the impact of a suite of essential and non-essential metals (Cu, Fe, Zn, Hg, Pb, Cd, and Ni) on the D. melanogaster metal response system, highlighting the knowledge gaps between essential and non-essential metals in D. melanogaster. This review emphasizes the need to use multiple metals, multiple genetic backgrounds, and both sexes in future studies to help guide future research towards better understanding the effects of metal contamination in general.
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Rd, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada; (M.R.S.); (J.D.P.); (A.L.W.); (D.C.L.)
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Kumar A, Nandwana V, Ryoo SR, Ravishankar S, Sharma B, Pervushin K, Dravid VP, Lim S. Magnetoferritin enhances T 2 contrast in magnetic resonance imaging of macrophages. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2021; 128:112282. [PMID: 34474835 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Imaging of immune cells has wide implications in understanding disease progression and staging. While optical imaging is limited in penetration depth due to light properties, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging provides a more powerful tool for the imaging of deep tissues where immune cells reside. Due to poor MR signal to noise ratio, tracking of such cells typically requires contrast agents. This report presents an in-depth physical characterization and application of archaeal magnetoferritin for MR imaging of macrophages - an important component of the innate immune system that is the first line of defense and first responder in acute inflammation. Magnetoferritin is synthesized by loading iron in apoferritin in anaerobic condition at 65 °C. The loading method results in one order of magnitude enhancement of r1 and r2 relaxivities compared to standard ferritin synthesized by aerobic loading of iron at room temperature. Detailed characterizations of the magnetoferritin revealed a crystalline core structure that is distinct from previously reported ones indicating magnetite form. The magnetite core is more stable in the presence of reducing agents and has higher peroxidase-like activities compared to the core in standard loading. Co-incubation of macrophage cells with magnetoferritin in-vitro shows significantly higher enhancement in T2-MRI contrast of the immune cells compared to standard ferritin.
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- Ambrish Kumar
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Dr., Block N1.3, Singapore 637457, Singapore; NTU-Northwestern Institute for Nanomedicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637553
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN), Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN), Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Dr., Block N1.3, Singapore 637457, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Dr, Singapore 637551
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- NTU-Northwestern Institute for Nanomedicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637553; School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Dr, Singapore 637551
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN), Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Applied Physics Program, Norhtwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Dr., Block N1.3, Singapore 637457, Singapore; NTU-Northwestern Institute for Nanomedicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637553.
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Strzeminska I, Factor C, Robert P, Szpunar J, Corot C, Lobinski R. Speciation Analysis of Gadolinium in the Water-Insoluble Rat Brain Fraction After Administration of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents. Invest Radiol 2021; 56:535-544. [PMID: 33813574 DOI: 10.1097/rli.0000000000000774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To date, the analysis of gadolinium (Gd) speciation in the brain of animals administered with macrocyclic and linear Gd-based contrast agents (GBCAs) has been limited to Gd soluble in mild buffers. Under such conditions, less than 30% of the brain tissue was solubilized and the extraction recoveries of GBCAs into the aqueous phase were poor, especially in the case of the linear GBCAs. The aim of this study was to find the conditions to solubilize the brain tissue (quasi-)completely while preserving the Gd species present. The subsequent analysis using size exclusion chromatography-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (SEC-ICP-MS) was intended to shed the light on the speciation of the additionally recovered Gd. METHODS Four groups of healthy female Sprague Dawley rats (SPF/OFA rats; Charles River, L'Arbresle, France) received randomly 5 intravenous injections (1 injection per week during 5 consecutive weeks) of either gadoterate meglumine, gadobenate dimeglumine, gadodiamide (cumulated dose of 12 mmol/kg), or no injection (control group). The animals were sacrifice 1 week (W1) after the last injection. Brain tissues were solubilized with urea solution, whereas tissues extracted with water served as controls. Total Gd concentrations were determined in the original brain tissue and its soluble and insoluble fractions by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to calculate the Gd accumulation and extraction efficiency. Size exclusion chromatography coupled to ICP-MS was used to monitor the speciation of Gd in the soluble fractions. The stability of GBCAs in the optimum conditions was monitored by spiking the brain samples from the untreated animals. The column recoveries were precisely determined in the purpose of the discrimination of weakly and strongly bound Gd complexes. The identity of the eluted species was explored by the evaluation of the molecular size and retention time matching with Gd chelates and ferritin standard. The speciation analyses were carried out for 2 different brain structures, cortex and cerebellum. RESULTS The combination of water and urea extractions (sequential extraction) managed to solubilize efficiently the brain tissue (97% ± 1%) while preserving the stability of the initially injected form of GBCA. For macrocyclic gadoterate, 97% ± 1% and 102% ± 3% of Gd initially present in the cortex and cerebellum were extracted to the soluble fraction. For gadobenate, similar amounts of Gd (49% ± 1% and 46% ± 4%) were recovered from cortex and cerebellum. For gadodiamide, 48% ± 2% of Gd was extracted from cortex and 34% ± 1% from cerebellum. These extraction efficiencies were higher than reported elsewhere. The SEC-ICP-MS and the column recovery determination proved that Gd present at low nmol/g levels in brain tissue was exclusively in the intact GBCA form in all the fractions of brain from the animals treated with gadoterate. For the linear GBCAs (gadobenate and gadodiamide), 3 Gd species of different hydrodynamic volumes were detected in the urea-soluble fraction: (1) larger than 660 kDa, (2) approximately 440 kDa, and (3) intact GBCAs. The species of 440 kDa corresponded, on the basis of the elution volume, to a Gd3+ complex with ferritin. Gd3+ was also demonstrated by SEC-ICP-MS to react with the ferritin standard in 100 mM ammonium acetate (pH 7.4). In contrast to macrocyclic gadoterate, for linear GBCAs, the column recovery was largely incomplete, suggesting the presence of free, hydrolyzed, or weakly bound Gd3+ with endogenous ligands. CONCLUSIONS The sequential extraction of rat brain tissue with water and urea solution resulted in quasi-complete solubilization of the tissue and a considerable increase in the recoveries of Gd species in comparison with previous reports. The macrocyclic gadoterate was demonstrated to remain intact in the brain 1 week after administration to rats. The linear GBCAs gadobenate and gadodiamide underwent ligand exchange reactions resulting in the presence of a series of Gd3+ complexes of different strength with endogenous ligands. Ferritin was identified as one of the macromolecules reacting with Gd3+. For the linear GBCAs, 3% of the insoluble brain tissue was found to contain more than 50% of Gd in unidentified form(s).
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- From the Guerbet Research and Innovation Department, Aulnay-sous-Bois
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- From the Guerbet Research and Innovation Department, Aulnay-sous-Bois
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- Institute of Analytical Sciences and Physico-Chemistry for Environment and Materials, UMR 5254, CNRS-UPPA, Pau, France
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- From the Guerbet Research and Innovation Department, Aulnay-sous-Bois
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Ming T, Wu Y, Huan H, Jiang Q, Su C, Lu C, Zhou J, Li Y, Su X. Integrative proteomics and metabolomics profiling of the protective effects of Phascolosoma esculent ferritin on BMSCs in Cd(II) injury. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 212:111995. [PMID: 33529923 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.111995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ferritin is the major intracellular iron storage protein and is essential for iron homeostasis and detoxification. Cadmium affects cellular homeostasis and induces cell toxicity via sophisticated mechanisms. Here, we aimed to explore the mechanisms of cytoprotective effect of Phascolosoma esculenta ferritin (PeFer) on Cd(II)-induced bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) injury. Herein, the effects of different treated groups on apoptosis and cell cycle were assessed using flow cytometric analysis. We further investigated the alterations of the three groups using integrative 2-DE-based proteomics and 1H NMR-based metabolomics profiles. The results indicate that PeFer reduces BMSC apoptosis induced by Cd(II) and delays G0/G1 cell cycle progression. A total of 19 proteins and 70 metabolites were significantly different among BMSC samples of the three groups. Notably, multiomics analysis revealed that Cd(II) might perturb the ER stress-mediated apoptosis pathway and disrupt biological processes related to the TCA cycle, amino acid metabolism, purine and pyrimidine metabolism, thereby suppressing the cell growth rate and initiating apoptosis; however, the addition of PeFer might protect BMSCs against cell apoptosis to improve cell survival by enhancing energy metabolism. This study provides a better understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms of the protective effect of PeFer in BMSCs against Cd(II) injury.
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- Tinghong Ming
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China; School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315832, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China; College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315832, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China; College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315832, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China; College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315832, China
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- Zhejiang Collaborative Innovation Center for High Value Utilization of Byproducts from Ethylene Project, Ningbo Polytechnic College, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315800, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China; School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315832, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China; School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315832, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China; School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315832, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China; School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315832, China.
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Dimitrov IL. Temperature-dependent growth of protein crystals with temperature-independent solubility: case study of apoferritin. CrystEngComm 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0ce00654h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Combined diffusion- and interface-controlled crystal growth analysis elucidates the temperature-dependent growth kinetics of protein crystals at a relatively small variation of supersaturation.
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- Ivaylo L. Dimitrov
- Institute of Physical Chemistry “Rostislaw Kaischew”
- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- Sofia 1113
- Bulgaria
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Imran Din M, Rafique F, Hussain MS, Arslan Mehmood H, Waseem S. Recent developments in the synthesis and stability of metal ferrite nanoparticles. Sci Prog 2019; 102:61-72. [PMID: 31829786 PMCID: PMC10424556 DOI: 10.1177/0036850419826799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This article presents a comprehensive review on the synthesis and stability of ferrite nanoparticles such as nickel ferrite (NiFe2O4), zinc ferrite (ZnFe2O4), manganese ferrite (MnFe2O4), iron ferrite (Fe2O3), cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) and also mixed nanoparticles. Different synthetic methods for ferrite nanoparticles have been reviewed such as co-precipitation, thermal decomposition and hydrothermal, microwave-assisted and sonochemical methods. The effect on the stability of different capping agents like canola oil, glycerol, sodium dodecyl, sodium citrate, oleic acid, Triton-100 and sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonates has also been studied.
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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Dimitrov IL. Crystal nucleation from solutions of proteins with temperature-independent solubility: a case study of apoferritin. CrystEngComm 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ce02016g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Temperature can alter crystal nucleation kinetics of proteins with temperature-independent solubility, modify the number of nucleation sites and induce polymorphism.
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- Ivaylo L. Dimitrov
- Institute of Physical Chemistry “Rostislaw Kaischew”
- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- Sofia 1113
- Bulgaria
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Pekarik V, Peskova M, Guran R, Novacek J, Heger Z, Tripsianes K, Kumar J, Adam V. Visualization of stable ferritin complexes with palladium, rhodium and iridium nanoparticles detected by their catalytic activity in native polyacrylamide gels. Dalton Trans 2018; 46:13690-13694. [PMID: 28971191 DOI: 10.1039/c7dt02818k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The reductive discoloration of azo dye, Congo red, catalyzed by noble metal nanoparticles was used to visualize protein-metal complexes in native polyacrylamide gels after counterstaining with Coomassie blue. This technique was used to characterize the synthesis of palladium, rhodium and iridium nanoparticles encapsulated in Pyrococcus furiosus ferritin.
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- Vladimir Pekarik
- Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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Ding H, Zhang D, Chu S, Zhou J, Su X. Screening and structural and functional investigation of a novel ferritin from Phascolosoma esculenta. Protein Sci 2017; 26:2039-2050. [PMID: 28726294 PMCID: PMC5606535 DOI: 10.1002/pro.3241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Ferritins are primary iron storage proteins and play a crucial role in iron storage and detoxification. Yeast two-hybrid method was employed to screen the cDNA library of Phascolosoma esculenta. Sequence of positive colony FER147 was analyzed. The higher similarity and conserved motifs for ferritin indicated that it belonged to a new member of ferritin family. The interaction between Ferritin and Fer147 was further confirmed through co-immunoprecipitation. The pET-28a-FER147 prokaryotic expression vector was constructed. The expressed recombinant Fer147 was then isolated, purified, and refolded. When ferritins were treated by different heavy metals, several detection methods, including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), circular dichroism (CD), and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) were applied to examine the structures and functions of the new protein Fer147, recombinant P. esculenta ferritin (Rferritin), and natural horse-spleen ferritin (Hferritin). SEM revealed that the three ferritin aggregates changed obviously after different heavy metals treatment, meanwhile, a little different in aggregates were detected when the ferritins were trapped by the same heavy metal. Hence, changes in aggregation structure of the three proteins are related to the nature of the different heavy metals and the interaction between the heavy metals and the three ferritins. CD data suggested that the secondary structure of the three ferritins hardly changed after different heavy metals were trapped. ICP-MS revealed that the ferritins exhibit different enrichment capacities for various heavy metals. In particular, the enrichment capacity of the recombinant Fer147 and Rferritin is much higher than that of hferritin.
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- Hongwei Ding
- School of Marine ScienceNingbo UniversityNingbo315211PR China
- College of Life ScienceQilu Normal UniversityJinan250013PR China
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- School of Marine ScienceNingbo UniversityNingbo315211PR China
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- School of Marine ScienceNingbo UniversityNingbo315211PR China
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- School of Marine ScienceNingbo UniversityNingbo315211PR China
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Physiological Remediation of Cobalt Ferrite Nanoparticles by Ferritin. Sci Rep 2017; 7:40075. [PMID: 28067263 PMCID: PMC5220348 DOI: 10.1038/srep40075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Metallic nanoparticles have been increasingly suggested as prospective therapeutic nanoplatforms, yet their long-term fate and cellular processing in the body is poorly understood. Here we examined the role of an endogenous iron storage protein – namely the ferritin – in the remediation of biodegradable cobalt ferrite magnetic nanoparticles. Structural and elemental analysis of ferritins close to exogenous nanoparticles within spleens and livers of mice injected in vivo with cobalt ferrite nanoparticles, suggests the intracellular transfer of degradation-derived cobalt and iron, entrapped within endogenous protein cages. In addition, the capacity of ferritin cages to accommodate and store the degradation products of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles was investigated in vitro in the acidic environment mimicking the physiological conditions that are present within the lysosomes. The magnetic, colloidal and structural follow-up of nanoparticles and proteins in the lysosome-like medium confirmed the efficient remediation of nanoparticle-released cobalt and iron ions by ferritins in solution. Metal transfer into ferritins could represent a quintessential process in which biomolecules and homeostasis regulate the local degradation of nanoparticles and recycle their by-products.
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Volatron J, Carn F, Kolosnjaj-Tabi J, Javed Y, Vuong QL, Gossuin Y, Ménager C, Luciani N, Charron G, Hémadi M, Alloyeau D, Gazeau F. Ferritin Protein Regulates the Degradation of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2017; 13:1602030. [PMID: 28060465 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201602030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Revised: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Proteins implicated in iron homeostasis are assumed to be also involved in the cellular processing of iron oxide nanoparticles. In this work, the role of an endogenous iron storage protein-namely the ferritin-is examined in the remediation and biodegradation of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles. Previous in vivo studies suggest the intracellular transfer of the iron ions released during the degradation of nanoparticles to endogenous protein cages within lysosomal compartments. Here, the capacity of ferritin cages to accommodate and store the degradation products of nanoparticles is investigated in vitro in the physiological acidic environment of the lysosomes. Moreover, it is questioned whether ferritin proteins can play an active role in the degradation of the nanoparticles. The magnetic, colloidal, and structural follow-up of iron oxide nanoparticles and proteins in lysosome-like medium confirms the efficient remediation of potentially harmful iron ions generated by nanoparticles within ferritins. The presence of ferritins, however, delays the degradation of particles due to a complex colloidal behavior of the mixture in acidic medium. This study exemplifies the important implications of intracellular proteins in processes of degradation and metabolization of iron oxide nanoparticles.
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- Jeanne Volatron
- Laboratoire Matières et Systèmes Complexes, UMR 7057 CNRS/Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 10 rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet, 75205, Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Laboratoire Matières et Systèmes Complexes, UMR 7057 CNRS/Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 10 rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet, 75205, Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Laboratoire Matières et Systèmes Complexes, UMR 7057 CNRS/Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 10 rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet, 75205, Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, UMR 7162 CNRS/Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 10 rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet, 75205, Paris Cedex 13, France
- Department of Physics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Service de Physique Biomédicale, Université de Mons, 20 Place du Parc, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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- Service de Physique Biomédicale, Université de Mons, 20 Place du Parc, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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- Laboratoire PHENIX, UMR 7195, CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie/ESPCI, 4 place Jussieu, 75252, Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratoire Matières et Systèmes Complexes, UMR 7057 CNRS/Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 10 rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet, 75205, Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Laboratoire Matières et Systèmes Complexes, UMR 7057 CNRS/Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 10 rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet, 75205, Paris Cedex 13, France
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- ITODYS, Interfaces, Traitements, Organisation et Dynamique des Systèmes, UMR 7086 CNRS/Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 15 rue Jean-Antoine de Baïf, 75205, Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, UMR 7162 CNRS/Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 10 rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet, 75205, Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Laboratoire Matières et Systèmes Complexes, UMR 7057 CNRS/Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 10 rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet, 75205, Paris Cedex 13, France
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Si K, Ming T, Li Y, Qiu X, Chen L, Zhou J, Lu C, Su X, Li Y, Cheong LZ. Heavy metal detoxification by recombinant ferritin from Apostichopus japonicus. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra06989h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Ferritin fromApostichopus japonicasshowed better ability in heavy metal detoxification than horse spleen ferritin.
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- Kaixue Si
- School of Marine Science
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Marine Science
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- Department of Food Science
- Cornell University
- New York
- USA
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- School of Marine Science
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Marine Science
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Marine Science
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Marine Science
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Marine Science
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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- School of Marine Science
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo
- China
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Wang Z, Huang P, Jacobson O, Wang Z, Liu Y, Lin L, Lin J, Lu N, Zhang H, Tian R, Niu G, Liu G, Chen X. Biomineralization-Inspired Synthesis of Copper Sulfide-Ferritin Nanocages as Cancer Theranostics. ACS NANO 2016; 10:3453-60. [PMID: 26871955 PMCID: PMC5242369 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b07521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 248] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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It is essential to control the size and morphology of nanoparticles strictly in nanomedicine. Protein cages offer significant potential for templated synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles. In this study, we successfully synthesized ultrasmall copper sulfide (CuS) nanoparticles inside the cavity of ferritin (Fn) nanocages by a biomimetic synthesis method. The uniform CuS-Fn nanocages (CuS-Fn NCs) showed strong near-infrared absorbance and high photothermal conversion efficiency. In quantitative ratiometric photoacoustic imaging (PAI), the CuS-Fn NCs exhibited superior photoacoustic tomography improvements for real-time in vivo PAI of entire tumors. With the incorporation of radionuclide (64)Cu, (64)CuS-Fn NCs also served as an excellent PET imaging agent with higher tumor accumulation compared to free copper. Following the guidance of PAI and PET, CuS-Fn NCs were applied in photothermal therapy to achieve superior cancer therapeutic efficiency with good biocompatibility both in vitro and in vivo. The results demonstrate that the bioinspired multifunctional CuS-Fn NCs have potential as clinically translatable cancer theranostics and could provide a noninvasive, highly sensitive, and quantitative in vivo guiding method for cancer photothermal therapies in experimental and clinical settings.
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- Zhantong Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University , Xiamen 361102, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University , Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University , Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University , Xiamen 361102, China
- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University , Xiamen 361102, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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Kim S, Jeon JO, Jun E, Jee J, Jung HK, Lee BH, Kim IS, Kim S. Designing Peptide Bunches on Nanocage for Bispecific or Superaffinity Targeting. Biomacromolecules 2016; 17:1150-9. [PMID: 26899206 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b01753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Ferritin cage nanoparticles are promising platforms for targeted delivery of imaging and therapeutic agents because their cage structure can accommodate small molecules and their surfaces can be decorated with multiple functionalities. However, selective targeting is still a challenge for translating ferritin-based nanomedicines into the clinic, especially for heterogeneous diseases such as cancer. Targeting peptides can be genetically fused onto the surface of a ferritin cage, forming peptide bunches on nanocages (PBNCs) that offer synergistic increases in binding avidity. Here, we utilized two sites of the ferritin monomer, the N-terminus and the loop between the fourth and fifth helices, which are exposed on the surface of the assembled 24-subunit ferritin cage, to ligate one or two types of peptides to achieve "super affinity" and bispecificity, respectively. PBNCs formed by ligation of the IL-4 receptor-targeting peptide, AP1, to both sites (48AP1-PBNCs) tethered IL-4R, expressing tumor cells with greater affinity than did PBNCs with AP1 ligated to a single site (24AP1-PBNCs). Moreover, bispecific PBNCs containing 24 RGD peptides and 24 AP1 peptides (24RGD/24AP1-PBNCs) were capable of independently targeting cells expressing the corresponding receptors. Bispecific and superaffinity PBNCs could be useful for efficient targeting of ferritin-based therapeutic/diagnostic agents in a clinical setting.
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- Sooji Kim
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Cell and Matrix Research Institute, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University , Daegu 700-422, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Cell and Matrix Research Institute, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University , Daegu 700-422, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Cell and Matrix Research Institute, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University , Daegu 700-422, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyungpook National University , Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Cell and Matrix Research Institute, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University , Daegu 700-422, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Cell and Matrix Research Institute, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University , Daegu 700-422, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology , Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea.,KU-KIST School, Korea University , Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Cell and Matrix Research Institute, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University , Daegu 700-422, Republic of Korea
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Jutz G, van Rijn P, Santos Miranda B, Böker A. Ferritin: a versatile building block for bionanotechnology. Chem Rev 2015; 115:1653-701. [PMID: 25683244 DOI: 10.1021/cr400011b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Günther Jutz
- DWI - Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien e.V., Lehrstuhl für Makromolekulare Materialien und Oberflächen, RWTH Aachen University , Forckenbeckstrasse 50, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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He D, Marles-Wright J. Ferritin family proteins and their use in bionanotechnology. N Biotechnol 2015; 32:651-7. [PMID: 25573765 PMCID: PMC4571993 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2014.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Revised: 12/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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We discuss bionanotechnology applications of ferritin family proteins. Ferritin family proteins are able to mineralise a range of metal ions. The ferritin and DPS cages can be used in semi-conductor patterning. We explore a commercial application of ferritin as a phosphate removal system for water purification. We examine how the superparamagnetic properties of iron-loaded ferritin can be used in medical imaging.
Ferritin family proteins are found in all kingdoms of life and act to store iron within a protein cage and to protect the cell from oxidative damage caused by the Fenton reaction. The structural and biochemical features of the ferritins have been widely exploited in bionanotechnology applications: from the production of metal nanoparticles; as templates for semi-conductor production; and as scaffolds for vaccine design and drug delivery. In this review we first discuss the structural properties of the main ferritin family proteins, and describe how their organisation specifies their functions. Second, we describe materials science applications of ferritins that rely on their ability to sequester metal within their cavities. Finally, we explore the use of ferritin as a container for drug delivery and as a scaffold for the production of vaccines.
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- Didi He
- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, United Kingdom.
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Carmona F, Palacios Ò, Gálvez N, Cuesta R, Atrian S, Capdevila M, Domínguez-Vera JM. Ferritin iron uptake and release in the presence of metals and metalloproteins: Chemical implications in the brain. Coord Chem Rev 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2013.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Gutiérrez L, Zubow K, Nield J, Gambis A, Mollereau B, Lázaro FJ, Missirlis F. Biophysical and genetic analysis of iron partitioning and ferritin function in Drosophila melanogaster. Metallomics 2013; 5:997-1005. [DOI: 10.1039/c3mt00118k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Li C, Li Z, Li Y, Zhou J, Zhang C, Su X, Li T. A ferritin from Dendrorhynchus zhejiangensis with heavy metals detoxification activity. PLoS One 2012; 7:e51428. [PMID: 23284696 PMCID: PMC3532109 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2012] [Accepted: 11/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Ferritin, an iron homeostasis protein, has important functions in transition and storage of toxic metal ions. In this study, the full-length cDNA of ferritin was isolated from Dendrorhynchus zhejiangensis by cDNA library and RACE approaches. The higher similarity and conserved motifs for ferritin were also identified in worm counterparts, indicating that it belonged to a new member of ferritin family. The temporal expression of worm ferritin in haemocytes was analyzed by RT-PCR, and revealed the ferritin could be induced by Cd2+, Pb2+ and Fe2+. The heavy metal binding activity of recombinant ferritin was further elucidated by atomic force microscopy (AFM). It was observed that the ferritin protein could form a chain of beads with different size against three metals exposure, and the largest one with 35∼40 nm in height was identified in the Cd2+ challenge group. Our results indicated that worm ferritin was a promising candidate for heavy metals detoxification.
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- Chenghua Li
- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Ningbo City College of Vocational Technology, Ningbo, People's Republic of China
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Determinations of uranium(VI) binding properties with some metalloproteins (transferrin, albumin, metallothionein and ferritin) by fluorescence quenching. J Fluoresc 2010; 20:581-90. [PMID: 20066480 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-009-0587-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2009] [Accepted: 12/22/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The interactions between uranium and four metalloproteins (Apo-HTf, HSA, MT and Apo-EqSF) were investigated using fluorescence quenching measurements. The combined use of a microplate spectrofluorometer and logarithmic additions of uranium into protein solutions allowed us to define the fluorescence quenching over a wide range of [U]/[Pi] ratios (from 0.05 to 1150) at physiologically relevant conditions of pH. Results showed that fluorescence from the four metalloproteins was quenched by UO(2)(2+). Stoichiometry reactions, fluorescence quenching mechanisms and complexing properties of metalloproteins, i.e. binding constants and binding sites densities, were determined using classic fluorescence quenching methods and curve-fitting software (PROSECE). It was demonstrated that in our test conditions, the metalloprotein complexation by uranium could be simulated by two specific sites (L(1) and L(2)). Results showed that the U(VI)-Apo-HTf complexation constant values (log K(1)=7.7, log K(2)=4.6) were slightly higher than those observed for U(VI)-HSA complex (log K(1)=6.1, log K(2)=4.8), U(VI)-MT complex (log K(1)=6.5, log K(2)=5.6) and U(VI)-Apo-EqsF complex (log K(1)=5.3, log K(2)=3.9). PROSECE fitting studies also showed that the complexing capacities of each protein were different: 550 moles of U(VI) are complexed by Apo-EqSF while only 28, 10 and 5 moles of U(VI) are complexed by Apo-HTf, HSA and MT, respectively.
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Native and synthetic ferritins for nanobiomedical applications: recent advances and new perspectives. Future Med Chem 2010; 2:609-18. [DOI: 10.4155/fmc.09.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Ferritin is the protein whose function is to store iron that the cell does not require immediately for metabolic processes, thereby protecting against the toxic effects of free Fe2+. Ferritin therefore plays a crucial role in iron metabolism as well as in the development of some diseases, especially those related to the presence of free Fe2+ and toxic hydroxyl radicals. In addition, ferritin is itself a catalytic bionanoparticle. Its internal cavity can be used as a nanoreactor to produce non-native metallic nanoparticles. Moreover, its external protein shell can be chemically modified, allowing ferritin to be used as a precursor for a library of metallic nanoparticles, some which may have potential applications in biomedicine, especially as multimodal imaging probes. This article presents a brief overview of the evidence for the role of native ferritin in some diseases, as well as the potential of some synthetic ferritins – in which a non-native inorganic material has been introduced into the cavity and/or the external shell has been modified – in the field of nanobiomedicine.
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Gálvez N, Valero E, Ceolin M, Trasobares S, López-Haro M, Calvino JJ, Domínguez-Vera JM. A Bioinspired Approach to the Synthesis of Bimetallic CoNi Nanoparticles. Inorg Chem 2010; 49:1705-11. [DOI: 10.1021/ic902128g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Natividad Gálvez
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Físico-Química Teórica y Aplicada, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
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- Departamento Ciencia de Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Cádiz, Campus Río San Pedro, 11510 Cádiz, Spain
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- Departamento Ciencia de Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Cádiz, Campus Río San Pedro, 11510 Cádiz, Spain
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- Departamento Ciencia de Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Cádiz, Campus Río San Pedro, 11510 Cádiz, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Sánchez P, Valero E, Gálvez N, Domínguez-Vera JM, Marinone M, Poletti G, Corti M, Lascialfari A. MRI relaxation properties of water-soluble apoferritin-encapsulated gadolinium oxide-hydroxide nanoparticles. Dalton Trans 2009:800-4. [DOI: 10.1039/b809645g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Butts CA, Swift J, Kang SG, Di Costanzo L, Christianson DW, Saven JG, Dmochowski IJ. Directing Noble Metal Ion Chemistry within a Designed Ferritin Protein,. Biochemistry 2008; 47:12729-39. [DOI: 10.1021/bi8016735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Christopher A. Butts
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323
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Effects of ascorbic acid, phytic acid and tannic acid on iron bioavailability from reconstituted ferritin measured by an in vitro digestion-Caco-2 cell model. Br J Nutr 2008; 101:972-81. [PMID: 18755051 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114508055621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The effects of ascorbic acid (AA), phytate and tannic acid (TA) on Fe bioavailability from Fe supplied as reconstituted ferritin were compared with FeSO4 using an in vitro digestion-Caco-2 cell model. Horse spleen apoferritin was chemically reconstituted into an animal-type ferritin (HSF) and a plant-type ferritin (P-HSF) according to the typical ratios of Fe:P found in these molecules. In the presence of AA (Fe:AA molar ratio of 1:20), significantly more Fe was absorbed from FeSO4 (about 303 %), HSF (about 454 %) and P-HSF (about 371 %) when compared with ferrous sulfate or ferritin without AA. Phytic acid (PA; Fe:PA molar ratio of 1:20) significantly reduced Fe bioavailability from FeSO4 (about 86 %), HSF (about 82 %) and P-HSF (about 93 %) relative to FeSO4 and the ferritin controls. Treatment with TA (Fe:TA molar ratio of 1:1) significantly decreased Fe bioavailability (about 97 %) from both FeSO4 and the ferritin samples. AA was able to partially reverse the negative effect of PA (Fe:PA:AA molar ratio of 1:20:20) on Fe bioavailability but did not reverse the inhibiting effect of TA (Fe:TA:AA molar ratio of 1:1:20) on Fe bioavailability from ferritin and FeSO4. Overall, there were no significant differences in bioavailable Fe between P-HSF, HSF or FeSO4. Furthermore, the addition of AA (a known promoter) or the inhibitors, PA and TA, or both, did not result in significant differences in bioavailable Fe from ferritin relative to FeSO4. The results suggest that Fe in the reconstituted ferritin molecule is easily released during in vitro digestion and interacts with known promoters and inhibitors.
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Ceolín M, Gálvez N, Sánchez P, Fernández B, Domínguez-Vera JM. Structural Aspects of the Growth Mechanism of Copper Nanoparticles Inside Apoferritin. Eur J Inorg Chem 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200700891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Zhang L, Swift J, Butts CA, Yerubandi V, Dmochowski IJ. Structure and activity of apoferritin-stabilized gold nanoparticles. J Inorg Biochem 2007; 101:1719-29. [PMID: 17723241 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2007.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2007] [Revised: 07/12/2007] [Accepted: 07/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A simple method for synthesizing gold nanoparticles stabilized by horse spleen apoferritin (HSAF) is reported using NaBH(4) or 3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid (MOPS) as the reducing agent. AuCl(4)(-) reduction by NaBH(4) was complete within a few seconds, whereas reduction by MOPS was much slower; in all cases, protein was required during reduction to keep the gold particles in aqueous solution. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed that the gold nanoparticles were associated with the outer surface of the protein. The average particle diameters were 3.6 and 15.4 nm for NaBH(4)-reduced and MOPS-reduced Au-HSAF, respectively. A 5-nm difference in the UV-Vis absorption maximum was observed for NaBH(4)-reduced (530 nm) and MOPS-reduced Au-HSAF (535 nm), which was attributed to the greater size and aggregation of the MOPS-reduced gold sample. NaBH(4)-reduced Au-HSAF was much more effective than MOPS-reduced Au-HSAF in catalyzing the reduction of 4-nitrophenol by NaBH(4), based on the greater accessibility of the NaBH(4)-reduced gold particle to the substrate. Rapid reduction of AuCl(4)(-) by NaBH(4) was determined to result in less surface passivation by the protein. Methods for studying ferritin-gold nanoparticle assemblies may be readily applied to other protein-metal colloid systems.
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- Lei Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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Domínguez-Vera JM, Gálvez N, Sánchez P, Mota AJ, Trasobares S, Hernández JC, Calvino JJ. Size-Controlled Water-Soluble Ag Nanoparticles. Eur J Inorg Chem 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200700606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Li M, Viravaidya C, Mann S. Polymer-mediated synthesis of ferritin-encapsulated inorganic nanoparticles. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2007; 3:1477-81. [PMID: 17768776 DOI: 10.1002/smll.200700199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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- Mei Li
- Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Zhang F, Gates RJ, Smentkowski VS, Natarajan S, Gale BK, Watt RK, Asplund MC, Linford MR. Direct Adsorption and Detection of Proteins, Including Ferritin, onto Microlens Array Patterned Bioarrays. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 129:9252-3. [PMID: 17622146 DOI: 10.1021/ja072250m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Feng Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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Clemente-León M, Coronado E, Soriano-Portillo A, Gálvez N, Domínguez-Vera JM. Permanent magnetism in apoferritin-encapsulated Pd nanoparticles. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1039/b614592b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gálvez N, Sánchez P, Domínguez-Vera JM, Soriano-Portillo A, Clemente-León M, Coronado E. Apoferritin-encapsulated Ni and Co superparamagnetic nanoparticles. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1039/b604860a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Huang HQ, Xiao ZQ, Lin QM, Chen P. Characteristics of Trapping Various Organophosphorus Pesticides with a Ferritin Reactor of Shark Liver (Sphyrna zygaena). Anal Chem 2005; 77:1920-7. [PMID: 15762606 DOI: 10.1021/ac048753h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A reactor is composed of liver ferritin of Sphyrna zygaena (SZLF) and an oscillating bag. A reactive procedure for trapping various organphosphorus pesticides (OPs) with the SZLF reactor in the flowing water is described in detail, showing the maximal trapping numbers of 28 +/-1.0 dichlorovos/SZLF, 42 +/- 1.0 dimethoate/SZLF, and 55 +/- 1.0 methamido-phos/SZLF determined by a improved spectrophotometric method in 12 h. In addition, it is found that the OP numbers trapped by the reactor increase along with the incubation time and its concentration increment in the flowing water (or seawater), respectively. This trapping capacity is considered to depend on the composition of amino acids on the surface of the ferritin shell interior rather than the available volume within the shell. A novel pathway for trapping various OPs with the ferritin is suggested in reference to unstable characteristics of the protein subunits. We claim that the ferritin reactor will be employed to monitor the contamination level of various OPs in the flowing water continuously.
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- He-Qing Huang
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, China.
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Gálvez N, Sánchez P, Domínguez-Vera JM. Preparation of Cu and CuFe Prussian Blue derivative nanoparticles using the apoferritin cavity as nanoreactor. Dalton Trans 2005:2492-4. [PMID: 16025166 DOI: 10.1039/b506290j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Copper and CuFe Prussian Blue nanoparticles have been prepared by using a Cu(II)-loaded apoferritin as a chemically and spatially confined environment for their construction.
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- Natividad Gálvez
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
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Huang HQ, Cao TM, Lin QM. Characteristics of trapping copper ions with scrolled ferritin reactor in the flowing seawater. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2004; 38:2476-2481. [PMID: 15116856 DOI: 10.1021/es034953j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Native liver ferritin of Dasyatis akajei (DALF), apoDALF, and reconstituted DALF were employed to construct a ferritin reactor, respectively. An apparatus consisting of a mixer, a ferritin reactor, and a magnetic stirrer was constructed to study capacity and feasibility of trapping Cu2+ in the flowing seawater. The experimental results showed that the numbers of trapping Cu2+ with DALF reactor were higher than these with the reactors of apoDALF and reconstituted DALF, respectively, giving the maximal numbers of 98 +/- 5 Cu2+ per molecular DALF in 120 h. We found that the iron layer with a high ratio of phosphate to ion on the surface of the ferritin core played an important role in increasing numbers of trapping Cu2+. In addition, we found two positive relations of dependence of trapping Cu2+ numbers with the reactor on the incubation time and on the Cu2+ concentration in the flowing seawater. Another apparatus consisting of a buoyage, an isolation basket equipped with griddling, and a scrolled ferritin reactor was constructed to study the feasibility of trapping Cu2+ in the sea area. Moreover, the present studies indicated that this apparatus had been used to not only analyze and evaluate the concentration variety of various heavy metal ions such as Cu2+ and Pb2+ diluting by the seawater but also monitor the formation of pollution degree by various small organic molecules during the climax and the neap.
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- He-Qing Huang
- The Center for Proteomics Research and Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, The Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, Xiamen University, 361005, China.
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Kauko A, Haataja S, Pulliainen AT, Finne J, Papageorgiou AC. Crystal Structure of Streptococcus suis Dps-like Peroxide Resistance Protein Dpr: Implications for Iron Incorporation. J Mol Biol 2004; 338:547-58. [PMID: 15081812 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2003] [Revised: 03/02/2004] [Accepted: 03/05/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The Dps-like peroxide resistance protein (Dpr) is an aerotolerance and hydrogen peroxide resistance agent found in the meningitis-associated pathogen Streptococcus suis. Dpr is believed to act by binding free intracellular iron to prevent Fenton chemistry-catalysed formation of toxic hydroxyl radicals. The crystal structure of Dpr has been determined to 1.95 A resolution. The final model has an Rcyst value of 18.5% (Rfree = 22.4%) and consists of 12 identical monomers (each of them comprising a four alpha-helix bundle) that form a hollow sphere obeying 23 symmetry. Structural features show that Dpr belongs to the Dps family of bacterial proteins. Twelve putative ferroxidase centers, each formed at the interface of neighboring monomer pairs, were identified in the Dpr structure with structural similarities to those found in other Dps family members. Dpr was crystallized in the absence of iron, hence no bound iron was found in the structure in contrast to other Dps family members. A novel metal-binding site approximately 6A from the ferroxidase centre was identified and assigned to a bound calcium ion. Two residues from the ferroxidase centre (Asp63 and Asp74) were found to be involved in calcium binding. Structural comparison with other family members revealed that Asp63 and Asp74 adopt different conformation in the Dpr structure. The structure of Dpr presented here shows potential local conformational changes that may occur during iron incorporation. A role for the metal-binding site in iron uptake is proposed.
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- Anni Kauko
- Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku and Abo Akademi University, BioCity, Turku 20521, Finland
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Huang HQ, Lin QM, Lou ZB. Construction of a ferritin reactor: an efficient means for trapping various heavy metal ions in flowing seawater. JOURNAL OF PROTEIN CHEMISTRY 2000; 19:441-7. [PMID: 11195968 DOI: 10.1023/a:1026541129563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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An apparatus consisting of two pumps, a mixer, a ferritin reactor, and a spectrophotometer was constructed to study the ability to trap various heavy metal ions (M2+) and the dynamics of a reconstituted ferritin reactor in flowing seawater. Reconstituted pig spleen ferritin (PSFr) is assembled from apo-protein shell to form a reconstituted iron core. The main components of the PSFr are its core, which contains an Fe2+:Pi stoichiometry of 6.0 +/- 0.5, reconstituted from pig spleen apoferritin (apo PSF), Fe2+, inorganic phosphate (Pi), and O2 (0.6 atm). The Fe3+-Pi clusters within the PSFr core exhibit resistance to salt ranging from 1% to 6% NaCl. The ferritin reactor consists of PSFr and an oscillating bag. Using the reactor, M2+ ions such as Cd2+, Zn2+, Co2+, and Mn2+ are directly trapped by the ferritin. We found a 1:2 +/- 0.2 stoichiometry of the trapped M2+ to the released iron as measured by chemical analysis or atomic absorption spectrometry; nontransient elements such as Na+, K+, Ca2+, etc., were scarcely trapped by the reactor. This study provides basic conditions for establishing a ferritin reactor and a convenient means for monitoring the pollution of heavy metal ions in seawater.
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- H Q Huang
- Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, China.
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Granier T, Comberton G, Gallois B, Langlois d'Estaintot B, Dautant A, Crichton RR, Précigoux G. Evidence of new cadmium binding sites in recombinant horse L-chain ferritin by anomalous Fourier difference map calculation. Proteins 1998. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0134(19980601)31:4<477::aid-prot13>3.0.co;2-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Levi S, Santambrogio P, Corsi B, Cozzi A, Arosio P. Evidence that residues exposed on the three-fold channels have active roles in the mechanism of ferritin iron incorporation. Biochem J 1996; 317 ( Pt 2):467-73. [PMID: 8713073 PMCID: PMC1217510 DOI: 10.1042/bj3170467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Iron is thought to enter the ferritin cavity via the three-fold channel, which is lined in its narrowest part by the residues Asp-131 and Glu-134. We describe here variants of human ferritins with active and inactive ferroxidase centres having Asp-131 and Glu-134 substituted with Ala and Ala or with Ile and Phe respectively. The two types of substitution had similar effects on ferritin functionality: (i) they decreased the amount of iron incorporated from Fe(II) solutions and decreased ferroxidase activity by about 50%; (ii) they inhibited iron incorporation from Fe(III) citrate in the presence of ascorbate; (iii) they resulted in loss of Fe and Tb binding sites; and (iv) they resulted in a marked decrease in the inhibition of iron oxidation by Tb (but not by Zn). In addition, it was found that substitution with Ala of Cys-130 and His-118, both of which face the three-fold channel, decreased the capacity of H-ferritin to bind terbium and to incorporate iron from Fe(III) citrate in the presence of ascorbate. The results indicate that: (i) in three-fold channels are the major sites of iron transfer into the cavity of H- and L-ferritins; (ii) at least two metal binding sites are located on the channels which play an active role in capturing and transferring iron into the cavity; and (iii) the permeability of the channel is apparently not affected by the hydrophilicity of its narrowest part. In addition, it is proposed that iron incorporation from Fe(III) citrate complexes in the presence of ascorbate is a reliable, and possibly more physiological, approach to the study of ferritin functionality.
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- S Levi
- DIBIT Department of Biological and Technological Research, H. San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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