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The induction of nitric oxide response of carp macrophages by transferrin is influenced by the allelic diversity of the molecule.
Fish & shellfish immunology - 1 Apr 2009
Jurecka Patrycja, Irnazarow Ilgiz, Stafford James L, Ruszczyk Aleksandra, Taverne Nico, Belosevic Miodrag, Savelkoul Huub F J, Wiegertjes Geert F
Abstract excerpt
The central role of transferrin (Tf) as an iron transporting protein has been extended by observations that modified versions of Tf also participate in the regulation of innate immunity. We report on the isolation of two carp Tf proteins (alleles D and G) to purity using rivanol precipitation and ion-exchange chromatography, and describe the activation of head kidney-derived carp macrophages by cleaved Tf. We...
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