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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| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Transferrin-Binding Proteins" by people in Profiles.
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Identification and molecular analysis of lbpBA, which encodes the two-component meningococcal lactoferrin receptor. Infect Immun. 1998 Jun; 66(6):3017-23.
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Transcription of genes encoding iron and heme acquisition proteins of Haemophilus influenzae during acute otitis media. Infect Immun. 1997 Nov; 65(11):4696-700.
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Molecular characterization of hpuAB, the haemoglobin-haptoglobin-utilization operon of Neisseria meningitidis. Mol Microbiol. 1997 Feb; 23(4):737-49.
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Iron uptake from lactoferrin and transferrin by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Infect Immun. 1988 Apr; 56(4):785-91.