Transferrin binding proteins
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006476
A class of carrier proteins that bind to transferrin. Many strains of pathogenic bacteria utilize transferrin-binding proteins to acquire their supply of iron from serum.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006476 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2017; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Transport proteins; Transferrin; Transferrin receptors |
| Translations | Spanish: proteínas de unión de transferrina |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006476",
"term": "Transferrin binding proteins",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A class of carrier proteins that bind to transferrin. Many strains of pathogenic bacteria utilize transferrin-binding proteins to acquire their supply of iron from serum.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"transport proteins",
"transferrin",
"transferrin receptors"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2017",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "proteínas de unión de transferrina"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/transferrin-binding-proteins/"
}
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