کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
10766135 1050624 2009 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Structural and functional studies on the stalk of the transferrin receptor
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی زیست شیمی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Structural and functional studies on the stalk of the transferrin receptor
چکیده انگلیسی
Transferrin (Tf) is an iron carrier protein that consists of two lobes, the N- and C-lobes, which can each bind a Fe3+ ion. Tf binds to its receptor (TfR), which mediates iron delivery to cells through an endocytotic pathway. Receptor binding facilitates iron release from the Tf C-lobe, but impedes iron release from the N-lobe. An atomic model of the Tf-TfR complex based on single particle electron microscopy (EM) indicated that receptor binding is indeed likely to hinder opening of the N-lobe, thus interfering with its iron release. The atomic model also suggested that the TfR stalks could form additional contacts with the Tf N-lobes, thus potentially further slowing down its iron release. Here, we show that the TfR stalks are unlikely to make strong interactions with the Tf N-lobes and that the stalks have no effect on iron release from the N-lobes of receptor-bound Tf.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - Volume 381, Issue 4, 17 April 2009, Pages 712-716
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