Transferrin-Binding Proteins
"Transferrin-Binding Proteins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A class of carrier proteins that bind to TRANSFERRIN. Many strains of pathogenic bacteria utilize transferrin-binding proteins to acquire their supply of iron from serum.
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D033863
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.157.905
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Abnormal iron deposition associated with lipid peroxidation in transgenic mice expressing interleukin-6 in the brain. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 1998 Mar; 57(3):268-82.
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Interactions between isolated hepatocytes and Kupffer cells in iron metabolism: a possible role for ferritin as an iron carrier protein. Hepatology. 1988 Mar-Apr; 8(2):296-301.