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Motivation

Original Part: BBa_K1189019

The Calgary 2013 iGEM team used the human ferritin wild type (BBa_K1189019) as reporter protein on a test strip. They expressed the human ferritin heavy and light chain heterologous using Escherichis coli. In the cells, the ferritin produced its characteristic iron core. With the help of fenton chemistry they were able to dye the iron core by producing the prussian blue iron complex. Beside the function as reporter, the team mentioned the capability of ferritin to produce nanoparticles with other metal ions.

Figure 1: Ferritin is suitable for metal recycling, since it can form e.g. iron, silver and gold nanoparticles in its cavity.

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Molecular graphics and analyses performed with UCSF Chimera, developed by the Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization, and Informatics at the University of California, San Francisco, with support from NIH P41-GM103311.
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