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<StructureSection load=' | <StructureSection load='' size='350' side='right' caption='Glycosylated human transferrin with Fe+3 (light red), carbonate and sulfate (PDB code [[3qyt]]).' scene='48/480879/Cv/1' pspeed='8'> | ||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
'''Transferrin''' or '''serotransferrin''' (TF) is an iron-binding protein. TF delivers iron from absorption centers in the duodendum and white blood cell macrophages to all tissues<ref>PMID:2208733</ref>. '''Ovotransferrin''' (OTF) is a glycosylated TF of egg white. For details see [[Molecular Playground/Transferrin]]. | '''Transferrin''' or '''serotransferrin''' (TF) is an iron-binding protein. TF delivers iron from absorption centers in the duodendum and white blood cell macrophages to all tissues<ref>PMID:2208733</ref>. '''Ovotransferrin''' (OTF) is a glycosylated TF of egg white. For details see [[Molecular Playground/Transferrin]]. | ||
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== Structural highlights == | == Structural highlights == | ||
TF contains <scene name='48/480879/Cv/ | TF contains <scene name='48/480879/Cv/7'>two lobes</scene>: at the N and C termini. The Fe+3 ion is coordinated to several side chains belonging to both N- and C-lobe, carbonate and sulfate ions<ref>PMID:23256035</ref>. | ||
*<scene name='48/480879/Cv/ | *<scene name='48/480879/Cv/8'>N-lobe Fe coordination site</scene>. | ||
*<scene name='48/480879/Cv/ | *<scene name='48/480879/Cv/9'>C-lobe Fe coordination site</scene>. | ||
== 3D Structures of Transferrin == | == 3D Structures of Transferrin == | ||
[[Transferrin 3D structures]] | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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