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Evidence that yeast frataxin is not an iron storage protein in vivo.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Jun 2010
Seguin Alexandra, Sutak Robert, Bulteau Anne-Laure, Garcia-Serres Richard, Oddou Jean-Louis, Lefevre Sophie, Santos Renata, Dancis Andrew, Camadro Jean-Michel, Latour Jean-Marc, Lesuisse Emmanuel
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Yeast cells deficient in the yeast frataxin homolog (Yfh1p) accumulate iron in their mitochondria. Whether this iron is toxic, however, remains unclear. We showed that large excesses of iron in the growth medium did not inhibit growth and did not decrease cell viability. Increasing the ratio of m...
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