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ferrous iron import

Known as: ferrous ion import, ferrous iron uptake 
The directed movement of ferrous iron (Fe(II) or Fe2+) ions across a membrane into a cell or organelle. [GOC:mah]
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2019
2019
Developing Colorimetric and Luminescence-Based High-Throughput Screening Platforms for Monitoring the GTPase Activity of Ferrous Iron Transport Protein B (FeoB)
Iron is an essential requirement for the survival and virulence for bacteria. The bacterial ferrous iron transporter protein B… 
2016
2016
Iron acquisition pathways and colonization of the inflamed intestine by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium.
2014
2014
The Reduced Genome of the Francisella tularensis Live Vaccine Strain (LVS) Encodes Two Iron Acquisition Systems Essential for Optimal Growth and Virulence
Bacterial pathogens require multiple iron-specific acquisition systems for survival within the iron-limiting environment of the… 
2012
2012
Paralogous Outer Membrane Proteins Mediate Uptake of Different Forms of Iron and Synergistically Govern Virulence in Francisella tularensis tularensis*
Background: FslE and FupA are Francisella-specific paralogous proteins involved in iron acquisition. Results: fslE mutation… 
2010
2010
Structure of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia FeoA complexed with zinc: a unique prokaryotic SH3-domain protein that possibly acts as a bacterial ferrous iron-transport activating factor.
Iron is vital to the majority of prokaryotes, with ferrous iron believed to be the preferred form for iron uptake owing to its… 
2003
2003
FeoB is not required for ferrous iron uptake in Campylobacter jejuni.
Among strains of Campylobacter jejuni, levels of ferrous iron (Fe2+) uptake was comparable. However, C. jejuni showed a lower… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
A genetic approach to elucidating eukaryotic iron metabolism
1989
1989
Ferrous iron uptake byBifidobacterium breve
Bifidobacterium breve transports ferrous iron in preference to the ferric form in a saturable, concentration-dependent manner… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Carrier mediated iron transport through erythroid cell membrane
Summary The transport of iron through erythroid cell membrane was studied in a model system, measuring ferrous iron uptake by… 
1986
1986
Mechanisms of ferric and ferrous iron uptake by Bifidobacterium bifidum var. pennsylvanicus.
Iron uptake studies in Bifidobacterium bifidum var. pennsylvanicus were carried out using ferric citrate at iron concentrations… 
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