A structural perspective on lactoferrin function

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 320-328

  Baker, Heather M ^a   Baker, Edward N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Glycosylation; Iron binding; Lactoferrin; Protective functions; Protein structure

Indexed keywords

3D STRUCTURES; HUMAN LACTOFERRIN; IRON BINDING; IRON-BINDING PROTEIN; LACTOFERRIN; MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROTEIN; PROTECTIVE FUNCTION; PROTECTIVE PROPERTIES; PROTEIN STRUCTURES; RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; STRUCTURAL STUDIES; WIDE PH RANGE;

GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEINS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

IRON;

IRON; LACTOFERRIN;

BINDING SITE; HUMAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; IRON; LACTOFERRIN; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84861356856     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: 12086002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o11-071     Document Type: Review

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