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Iron is a vital although biologically inaccessible trace nutrient for nearly all forms of life but “free” iron can be deleterious to cells and thus iron uptake and storage must be carefully controlled. The marine environment is particularly iron poor making mechanisms for its uptake and storage even more imperative. In this brief review we explore the known and potential iron uptake and storage pathways for the biologically and economically important marine brown macroalgae (seaweeds/kelps).
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This work was supported over the years by NOAA Grants #NA04OAR4170038 and NA08OAR4170669, California Sea Grant College Program Project numbers R/CZ-198 and R/CONT-205 as well as joint USA-Germany International Chemistry Collaboration (ICC) Grant: NSF CHE-0924313 to CJC which are gratefully acknowledged.
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Cruz-López, R., Carrano, C.J. Iron uptake, transport and storage in marine brown algae. Biometals 36, 371–383 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10534-023-00489-7
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