The hemochromatosis protein HFE competes with transferrin for binding to the transferrin receptor

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 294, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 239-245

  Lebrón, José A ^b   West Jr , Anthony P ^b   Bjorkman, Pamela J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Class I MHC homolog; HFE; Inhibition; Iron overload; Surface plasmon resonance

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOSENSOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR BINDING;

EID: 0033585129     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3252     Document Type: Article

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