Cooperation between the components of the meningococcal transferrin receptor, TbpA and TbpB, in the uptake of transferrin iron by the 37-kDa ferric-binding protein (FbpA)

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 381-387

  Gomez J A ^a   Criado, M T ^a   Ferreiros C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

FbpA, TbpA, TbpB; Transferrin, Iron, Neisseria meningitidis

Indexed keywords

IRON; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0032102705     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(98)80320-3     Document Type: Article

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