Structural highlights
Disease
TRFE_HUMAN Defects in TF are the cause of atransferrinemia (ATRAF) [MIM:209300. Atransferrinemia is rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by iron overload and hypochromic anemia.[1] [2]
Function
TRFE_HUMAN Transferrins are iron binding transport proteins which can bind two Fe(3+) ions in association with the binding of an anion, usually bicarbonate. It is responsible for the transport of iron from sites of absorption and heme degradation to those of storage and utilization. Serum transferrin may also have a further role in stimulating cell proliferation.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Transferrin, the Fe(III) transport protein in mammalian blood, has been suggested to also serve as a Cr(III) transporter and as part of a Cr(III) detoxification system; however, the structure of the metal-binding sites has never been fully elucidated with bound Cr(III). Chromium(III)-transferrin was crystallized in the presence of the synergistic anion malonate. In the crystals, the protein exists with a closed C-terminal lobe containing a Cr(III) ion and an open, unoccupied N-terminal lobe. The overall structure and the metal ion environments are extremely similar to those of Fe(III)- and Ti(IV)-containing transferrin crystallized under comparable conditions. The octahedral coordination about the Cr(III) is comprised of four ligands provided by the protein (two tyrosine residues, a histidine residue, and an aspartate residue) and a chelating malonate anion. This represents the first crystal structure of a Cr(III)-containing protein that binds Cr(III) as part of its physiological function.
X-ray structure of chromium(III)-containing transferrin: First structure of a physiological Cr(III)-binding protein.,Petersen CM, Edwards KC, Gilbert NC, Vincent JB, Thompson MK J Inorg Biochem. 2020 Sep;210:111101. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2020.111101. Epub , 2020 May 23. PMID:32650146[3]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Beutler E, Gelbart T, Lee P, Trevino R, Fernandez MA, Fairbanks VF. Molecular characterization of a case of atransferrinemia. Blood. 2000 Dec 15;96(13):4071-4. PMID:11110675
- ↑ Knisely AS, Gelbart T, Beutler E. Molecular characterization of a third case of human atransferrinemia. Blood. 2004 Oct 15;104(8):2607. PMID:15466165 doi:10.1182/blood-2004-05-1751
- ↑ Petersen CM, Edwards KC, Gilbert NC, Vincent JB, Thompson MK. X-ray structure of chromium(III)-containing transferrin: First structure of a physiological Cr(III)-binding protein. J Inorg Biochem. 2020 Sep;210:111101. PMID:32650146 doi:10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2020.111101
