Iron-binding proteins

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Iron-binding proteins are carrier proteins and metalloproteins which play many important roles in metabolism. They bind Iron and can therefore inhibit microbial growth. Two iron-binding proteins are lactoferrin and transferrin.

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• Iron

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• MeSH Iron-binding+proteins

v • d • e Proteins: carrier proteins Hormone Follistatin - Growth hormone binding protein - Insulin-like growth factor binding protein - Neurophysins (Neurophysin I, II) Sex hormone binding globulin/Androgen binding protein - Transcortin - Thyroxine-binding globulin - Transthyretin Metal/element calcium (Calcium-binding protein, Calmodulin-binding proteins) - copper (Ceruloplasmin) - iron (Iron-binding proteins, Transferrin receptor) Vitamin Retinol binding protein (4) - Transcobalamin Other Acyl carrier protein - Adaptor protein - Cholesterylester transfer protein - F-box protein - GTP-binding protein - Latent TGF-beta binding protein - Light-harvesting complex - Membrane transport protein

v • d • e Carrier proteins, metalloproteins: iron-binding proteins heme Ferritin (Bacterioferritin) - Lactoferrin - Transferrin nonheme Hemerythrin - Inositol oxygenase - Iron-sulfur protein - Lipoxygenase - Tyrosine hydroxylase