apoferritin

American  

[ap-oh-fer-i-tin] / ˌæp oʊˈfɛr ɪ tɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

1. a homogeneous protein, found especially in the intestinal mucosa and the liver, that interacts with a ferric hydroxide-ferric phosphate complex to form ferritin.

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Etymology

Origin of apoferritin

apo- + ferritin

Example Sentences

One was the iron-storing protein apoferritin, which has become a benchmark for cryo-EM resolution records.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 26, 2023

In 2020, it crossed the threshold of atomic resolution as researchers using cryo-EM microscopes equipped with improved electron detectors and software mapped the structure of apoferritin, an iron-binding protein.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 31, 2020

The teams then used technological improvements to take sharper pictures of apoferritin.

From Nature • Jun. 2, 2020

To push cryo-EM to atomic resolution, the two teams worked on an iron-storing protein called apoferritin.

From Nature • Jun. 2, 2020

An atomic-resolution map of GABAA, which isn’t as stable as apoferritin, would be a challenge, says Scheres.

From Nature • Jun. 2, 2020