Harrison P M, Treffry A, Lilley T H
J Inorg Biochem. 1986 Aug;27(4):287-93. doi: 10.1016/0162-0134(86)80068-x.
The major physiological role of the ubiquitous protein ferritin is to store iron, which it does as a mineral core within a protein shell. Using evidence from a variety of sources we suggest that this versatile protein responds in its mechanism of iron uptake to changes in environmental conditions.
普遍存在的蛋白质铁蛋白的主要生理作用是储存铁，它以蛋白质外壳内的矿物核心形式储存铁。利用来自各种来源的证据，我们表明这种多功能蛋白质在其铁摄取机制中对环境条件的变化做出反应。
