The Relationship between Environmental Dioxygen and Iron-Sulfur Proteins Explored at the Genome Level.

About 2 billion years ago, the atmosphere of the Earth experienced a great change due to the buildup of dioxygen produced by photosynthetic organisms. This transition caused a reduction of iron bioavailability and at the same time exposed living organisms to the threat of oxidative stress. Iron-sulf...

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Main Authors: Claudia Andreini, Antonio Rosato, Lucia Banci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5279795?pdf=render