Crystal structure of the hemochromatosis protein HFE and characterization of its interaction with transferrin receptor.
Lebron, J.A., Bennett, M.J., Vaughn, D.E., Chirino, A.J., Snow, P.M., Mintier, G.A., Feder, J.N., Bjorkman, P.J.(1998) Cell 93: 111-123
- PubMed: 9546397 
- DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81151-4
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1A6Z - PubMed Abstract: 
HFE is an MHC-related protein that is mutated in the iron-overload disease hereditary hemochromatosis. HFE binds to transferrin receptor (TfR) and reduces its affinity for iron-loaded transferrin, implicating HFE in iron metabolism. The 2.6 A crystal str ...