Molecular characterization of iron binding proteins, transferrin and ferritin heavy chain subunit, from the bumblebee Bombus ignitus

2009 ◽  
Vol 152 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Wang ◽  
Bo Yeon Kim ◽  
Kwang Sik Lee ◽  
Hyung Joo Yoon ◽  
Zheng Cui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Characterization ◽  
Heavy Chain ◽  
Binding Proteins ◽  
Iron Binding ◽  
Ferritin Heavy Chain ◽  
Iron Binding Proteins ◽  
Bombus Ignitus

scholarly journals Characterization of Exochelins of theMycobacterium bovis Type Strain and BCG Substrains

1999 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 2035-2039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jovana Gobin ◽  
Diane K. Wong ◽  
Bradford W. Gibson ◽  
Marcus A. Horwitz
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Mycobacterium Bovis ◽  
Causative Agent ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Binding Proteins ◽  
Iron Binding ◽  
Iron Binding Proteins ◽  
Do So

ABSTRACT Pathogenic mycobacteria must acquire iron in the host in order to multiply and cause disease. To do so, they release abundant quantities of siderophores called exochelins, which have the capacity to scavenge iron from host iron-binding proteins and deliver it to the mycobacteria. In this study, we have characterized the exochelins of Mycobacterium bovis, the causative agent of bovine and occasionally of human tuberculosis, and the highly attenuated descendant of M. bovis, bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), widely used as a vaccine against human tuberculosis. The M. bovis type strain, five substrains ofM. bovis BCG (Copenhagen, Glaxo, Japanese, Pasteur, and Tice), and two strains of virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis all produce the same set of exochelins, although the relative amounts of individual exochelins may differ. Among these mycobacteria, the total amount of exochelins produced is greatest in M. tuberculosis, intermediate in M. bovis, and smallest in M. bovis BCG.

Isolation and Characterization of Iron-Binding Proteins from Rat Intestinal Mucosa

1976 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 447-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helmut HUEBERS ◽  
Eiko HUEBERS ◽  
Walter RUMMEL ◽  
Robert R. CRICHTON
Keyword(s):  
Intestinal Mucosa ◽  
Binding Proteins ◽  
Iron Binding ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Iron Binding Proteins
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