Mridha S, Abt MC. Starvation helps transition to abundance - a ferrosome story.
Trends Microbiol 2024;
32:219-220. [PMID:
38281864 DOI:
10.1016/j.tim.2024.01.006]
[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: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
Abstract
Iron is an essential nutrient for bacterial pathogenesis. In their study, Skaar and colleagues (Pi et al.) discovered and determined the detailed structure of ferrosomes within Clostridioides difficile, the iron-storage organelles that form under iron-limited conditions in anticipation of future iron overload.
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