Binding and surface exposure characteristics of the gonococcal transferrin receptor are dependent on both transferrin-binding proteins

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1437-1444

  Cornelissen, Cynthia Nau ^a   Sparling, P Frederick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CELL MUTANT; IRON METABOLISM; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RECEPTOR AFFINITY;

MAMMALIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 0029913326     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.5.1437-1444.1996     Document Type: Article

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