Antibody-mediated targeting of the transferrin receptor in cancer cells
Iron is essential for cell growth and is imported into cells in part through the action of transferrin (Tf), a protein that binds its receptor (TfR1 or CD71) on the surface of a cell, and then releases iron into endosomes. TfR1 is a single pass type-II transmembrane protein expressed at basal levels...
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Language: | English |
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2016-11-01
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Series: | Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665114616301320 |