Crystal structure of the hereditary haemochromatosis protein HFE complexed with transferrin receptor

Nature

Volumn 403, Issue 6765, 2000, Pages 46-53

  Bennett, Melanie J ^a   Lebrón, José A ^a   Bjorkman, Pamela J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR BINDING;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0034610781     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/47417     Document Type: Article

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