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Transferrin receptors

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006477

Membrane glycoproteins found in high concentrations on iron-utilizing cells. They specifically bind iron-bearing transferrin, are endocytosed with its ligand and then returned to the cell surface where transferrin without its iron is released.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006477
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2017; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoTransferrin binding proteins; Transferrin; Iron
TranslationsSpanish: receptores de transferrina
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006477",
  "term": "Transferrin receptors",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Membrane glycoproteins found in high concentrations on iron-utilizing cells. They specifically bind iron-bearing transferrin, are endocytosed with its ligand and then returned to the cell surface where transferrin without its iron is released.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "transferrin binding proteins",
    "transferrin",
    "iron"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2017",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "receptores de transferrina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/transferrin-receptors/"
}

Record 6,373 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.