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Soybean ferritin expression in saccharomyces cerevisiae modulates iron accumulation and resistance to elevated iron concentrations. (2016)
Journal Article
de Llanos, R., Martínez-Garay, C. A., Fita-Torró, J., Romero, A. M., Martínez-Pastor, M. T., & Puig, S. (2016). Soybean ferritin expression in saccharomyces cerevisiae modulates iron accumulation and resistance to elevated iron concentrations. Applied

Fungi, including the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, lack ferritin and use vacuoles as iron storage organelles. This work explored how plant ferritin expression influenced baker's yeast iron metabolism. Soybean seed ferritin H1 (SFerH1) and SFerH2 ge... Read More about Soybean ferritin expression in saccharomyces cerevisiae modulates iron accumulation and resistance to elevated iron concentrations..

Responses of saccharomyces cerevisiae strains from different origins to elevated iron concentrations. (2016)
Journal Article
Martínez-Garay, C. A., Romero, A. M., Martínez-Pastor, M. T., de Llanos, R., & Puig, S. (2016). Responses of saccharomyces cerevisiae strains from different origins to elevated iron concentrations. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 82(6), 1906-191

Iron is an essential micronutrient for all eukaryotic organisms. However, the low solubility of ferric iron has tremendously increased the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia, especially in women and children, with dramatic consequences. Baker's yea... Read More about Responses of saccharomyces cerevisiae strains from different origins to elevated iron concentrations..