Structures of two mutants that probe the role in iron release of the dilysine pair in the N-lobe of human transferrin.

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Iron uptake by humans depends on the ability of the serum protein transferrin (Tf) to bind iron as Fe(3+) with high affinity but reversibly. Iron release into cells occurs through receptor-mediated endocytosis, aided by the lower endosomal pH of about 5.5. The protonation of a hydrogen-bonded pair of lysines, Lys206 and Lys296, adjacent to the N-lobe iron site of Tf has been proposed to create a repulsive...

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