PhysiologybioRxiv
Surviving hypothermia by ferritin-mediated iron detoxification
T. Pekec, J. Lewandowski, A. A. Komur…·R. Ciosk
The paper identifies a conserved mechanism involving ferritin proteins that enhances cold survival in nematodes and mammalian neurons by detoxifying iron-related reactive oxygen species.
DOI 10.1038/s41467-022-32500-z