Iron-sulfur clusters have critical roles in proteins from diverse organisms and in a broad range of biological processes. Recent discoveries raise exciting challenges for future research by bioinorganic chemists and chemical biologists.
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Fontecave, M. Iron-sulfur clusters: ever-expanding roles. Nat Chem Biol 2, 171–174 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio0406-171
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