The Crystal Structure of Iron-free Human Serum Transferrin Provides Insight into Inter-lobe Communication and Receptor Binding.
Wally, J., Halbrooks, P.J., Vonrhein, C., Rould, M.A., Everse, S.J., Mason, A.B., Buchanan, S.K.(2006) J Biol Chem 281: 24934-24944
- PubMed: 16793765 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M604592200
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2HAV, 2HAU - PubMed Abstract: 
Serum transferrin reversibly binds iron in each of two lobes and delivers it to cells by a receptor-mediated, pH-dependent process. The binding and release of iron result in a large conformational change in which two subdomains in each lobe close or ...