Ferritin Degradation by Pneumococcal HtrA, RadA and ClpP Serine Proteases : A Probable Way For Releasing and Acquisition Of Iron.
Mozhgan KheirandishBehrooz MotlaghDavoud AfsharPublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2020)
Our results suggest that S. pneumoniae produces no FBPs and also cannot directly use ferritin as an iron source. However, ferritin may be degraded through a protease-mediated mode.
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