PMID- 10377239 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19990903 LR - 20181113 IS - 0264-6021 (Print) IS - 0264-6021 (Linking) VI - 341 ( Pt 1) DP - 1999 Jul 1 TI - A conserved RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp) motif in the transferrin receptor is required for binding to transferrin. PG - 11-4 AB - The transferrin receptor contains a highly conserved Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequence in the C-terminal region where transferrin is thought to bind. RGD sequences are commonly involved in cell adhesion. This sequence is crucial for transferrin binding, suggesting possible evolutionary links between molecules mediating iron uptake and cell adhesion. FAU - Dubljevic, V AU - Dubljevic V AD - Department of Pathology and Immunology, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria 3181, Australia. FAU - Sali, A AU - Sali A FAU - Goding, J W AU - Goding JW LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Biochem J JT - The Biochemical journal JID - 2984726R RN - 0 (Oligopeptides) RN - 0 (Receptors, Transferrin) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 0 (Transferrin) RN - 78VO7F77PN (arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid) RN - EC 3.1.3.1 (Alkaline Phosphatase) SB - IM MH - Alkaline Phosphatase/genetics MH - *Amino Acid Sequence MH - *Conserved Sequence MH - Humans MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - *Oligopeptides MH - Protein Binding MH - Receptors, Transferrin/genetics/*metabolism MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism MH - Sequence Homology, Amino Acid MH - Transferrin/*metabolism PMC - PMC1220324 EDAT- 1999/06/23 00:00 MHDA- 1999/06/23 00:01 CRDT- 1999/06/23 00:00 PHST- 1999/06/23 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/06/23 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/06/23 00:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem J. 1999 Jul 1;341 ( Pt 1):11-4.