Secretory ferritins mediate iron delivery during magnetite tooth formation in chitons
Rui Onishi, Masahiro Shimizu, Koki Okada, Nicole Angeline Robles Vizconde, Tsukasa Nakamura, Yuki Fujii, Toshiya Senda, Kenji Okoshi, Kiori Obuse, David Kisailus, Akira Satoh, Shino Homma‐Takeda, Michiko Nemoto
The paper identifies secretory ferritins as iron transporters in chitons, showing they deliver iron to developing teeth via hemolymph.
bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology