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Iron toxicity protection by truncated Ras2 GTPase in yeast strain lacking frataxin.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 24 Oct 2003
Kucej Martin, Foury Françoise
Abstract excerpt
Yeast strain deleted for the YFH1 gene, which encodes the orthologue of human frataxin, accumulates iron in mitochondria, constitutively activates the high-affinity iron import system in the plasma membrane, and is sensitive to high iron media. We have performed a genetic screen for mutants of a yfh1 deleted strain with increased resistance to high levels of iron. One of the identified mutations caused the...
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