... Table 2. The theoric molecular mass, 23.6 kDa,calculated from the database sequence after removal of the N-terminus signal peptide, is in agreement with the value of25–26 kDa estimated from the ... activation of the iron trans-port systems [37]. Therefore, they are crucial in controllingiron storage and homeostasis in the plant cells. Otherfunctions of plant ferritins are, on the other hand, ... that the proteins AtFer1–4 possess at the N-terminus the typical presequences of the chloroplastic protein transit peptide [28], similarly to whatreported for pea ferritin [29,30]. On the other...