Carbonate-sensitive phytotransferrin controls high-affinity iron uptake in diatoms

Phytotransferrin, a functional analogue of transferrin, has an obligate requirement for carbonate to bind iron, which suggests that acidification-driven declines in the concentration of seawater carbonate ions may negatively affect diatom iron acquisition. Iron binding in phytoplankton Iron is an es...

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