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==Crystal strucrue of HuHF-71-Cur complex==
<StructureSection load='9von' size='340' side='right'caption='[[9von]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.50&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[9von]] is a 8 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=9VON OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=9VON FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.5&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=CC9:(1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione'>CC9</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=FE:FE+(III)+ION'>FE</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=9von FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=9von OCA], [https://pdbe.org/9von PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=9von RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/9von PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=9von ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/FRIH_HUMAN FRIH_HUMAN] Stores iron in a soluble, non-toxic, readily available form. Important for iron homeostasis. Has ferroxidase activity. Iron is taken up in the ferrous form and deposited as ferric hydroxides after oxidation. Also plays a role in delivery of iron to cells. Mediates iron uptake in capsule cells of the developing kidney (By similarity).
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Although ferritin, as a versatile nanocarrier, has been engineered to improve cargo loading efficiency for various functions, including therapeutic applications, a universal design strategy enabling tunable molecular binding remains an unmet challenge. This study reports an AI-aided structure-guided engineering approach targeting the ferroxidase center of recombinant human heavy-chain ferritin (rHuHF), aiming to achieve either universal molecular binding or high-affinity specific recognition. Through site-directed mutagenesis of key residues within and flanking the ferroxidase center, two rHuHF variants (rHuHF-C1 and rHuHF-C2) were generated. X-ray crystallographic analysis revealed that the engineered pocket within rHuHF-C2 can accommodate a broad range of hydrophobic molecules (e.g., Curcumin, CUR) via hydrophobic interactions, thus validating their universal molecular binding capability. On the other hand, leveraging AI-assisted rational design, a variant (rHuHF-71) was subsequently engineered to specifically bind CUR with enhanced affinity, facilitated by the formation of hydrogen bonds and optimized hydrophobic contacts. This work establishes a generalizable strategy, designated as "Excavation, Rebuilding, and Validation", for engineering ferritin nanocages with tunable binding specificities, which holds great promise for advancing the development of protein-based drug delivery systems and the design of small-molecule binding proteins.

Redesign of the Ferritin Ferroxidase Center for Universal Molecular Binding or Specific Recognition.,Wang W, Yao H, Gong W, Ma D, Qiao J, Zhang Y, Wu L, Fan C, Zhao Y, Wang Z, Jia Z, Guo Y, Zhang N, Zhao G, Yun Y, Wang H Small. 2026 May 24:e73922. doi: 10.1002/smll.73922. PMID:42178779<ref>PMID:42178779</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Wang HF]]
[[Category: Wang WM]]
[[Category: Yao H]]