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Ionic residues of human serum transferrin affect binding to the transferrin receptor and iron release.
Biochemistry - 17 Jan 2012
Steere Ashley N, Miller Brendan F, Roberts Samantha E, Byrne Shaina L, Chasteen N Dennis, Smith Valerie C, MacGillivray Ross T A, Mason Anne B
Abstract excerpt
Efficient delivery of iron is critically dependent on the binding of diferric human serum transferrin (hTF) to its specific receptor (TFR) on the surface of actively dividing cells. Internalization of the complex into an endosome precedes iron removal. The return of hTF to the blood to continue the iron delivery cycle relies on the maintenance of the interaction between apohTF and the TFR after exposure to...
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