A dynamic model of the meningococcal transferrin receptor

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 497-505

  Boulton, I C ^a,b   Gorringe, A R ^a   Shergill, J K ^b   Joannou, C L ^b   Evans, R W ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0033591605     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1999.0928     Document Type: Article

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