A novel strategy of natural plant ferritin to protect DNA from oxidative damage during iron oxidation

Free Radical Biology & Medicine
Xiayun LiaoGuanghua Zhao

Abstract

Plant ferritin is a naturally occurring heteropolymer in plastids, where Fe(2+) is oxidatively deposited into the protein. However, the effect of this process on the coexistence of DNA and plant ferritin in the plastids is unknown. To investigate this effect, we built a system in which various plant ferritins and DNA coexist, followed by treatment with ferrous ions under aerobic conditions. Interestingly, naturally occurring soybean seed ferritin (SSF), a heteropolymer with an H-1/H-2 ratio of 1 to 1 in the apo form, completely protected DNA from oxidative damage during iron oxidative deposition into protein, and a similar result was obtained with its recombinant form, but not with its homopolymeric counterparts, apo rH-1 and apo rH-2. We demonstrate that the difference in DNA protection between heteropolymeric and homopolymeric plant ferritins stems from their different strategies to control iron chemistry during the above oxidative process. For example, the detoxification reaction occurs only in the presence of apo heteropolymeric SSF (hSSF), thereby preventing the production of hydroxyl radicals. In contrast, hydroxyl radicals are apparently generated via the Fenton reaction when apo rH-1 or rH-2 is used instead of apo hSSF....Continue Reading

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Aug 6, 2013·Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry·Tuo ZhangGuanghua Zhao
May 18, 2013·Biotechnology Advances·Behrooz DarbaniSøren Borg
Jul 21, 2015·Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition·Chenyan LvYong Ning
Feb 5, 2014·Food Chemistry·Rui YangGuanghua Zhao
Aug 9, 2020·Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture·Rui YangZhongkai Zhou
Oct 31, 2021·Journal of Food Science·Chenxi ZhangGuanghua Zhao

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