Crystal structures and iron release properties of mutants (K206A and K296A) that abolish the dilysine interaction in the N-lobe of human transferrin.
Nurizzo, D., Baker, H.M., He, Q.Y., MacGillivray, R.T., Mason, A.B., Woodworth, R.C., Baker, E.N.(2001) Biochemistry 40: 1616-1623
- PubMed: 11327820 
- DOI: 10.1021/bi002050m
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1FQF, 1FQE - PubMed Abstract: 
Human transferrin (Tf) is responsible for the binding and transport of iron in the bloodstream of vertebrates. Delivery of this bound iron to cells occurs by a process of receptor-mediated endocytosis during which Tf releases its iron at the reduced ...