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Insights into the bacterial transferrin receptor: the structure of transferrin-binding protein B from Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae.
Molecular cell - 28 Aug 2009
Moraes Trevor F, Yu Rong-hua, Strynadka Natalie C J, Schryvers Anthony B
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Pathogenic bacteria from the Neisseriaceae and Pasteurellacea families acquire iron directly from the host iron-binding glycoprotein, transferrin (Tf), in a process mediated by surface receptor proteins that directly bind host Tf, extract the iron, and transport it across the outer membrane. The...
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