Encapsulated ferritin-like protein

UniProtKB accession:  D0LZ73

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UniProtKB description:  Cargo protein of a type 1 encapsulin nanocompartment. A ferritin-like ferroxidase that converts Fe(2+) to Fe(3+) iron inside the encapsulin nanocompartment (PubMed:30837306, PubMed:35080974). Mineralized Fe(3+) is released to the exterior of the decameric complex for deposition in the encapsulin nanocompartment. In solution the decamer binds 10-15 iron cations; in the encapsulin nanocompartment the decamer can bind up to 48 ions, perhaps via its internal channel, and on its exterior. The cargo-loaded nanocompartment maximally sequesters up to 4150 Fe ions (By similarity).