ArticleJournal of bacteriology2020
Transferrin Binding Protein B and Transferrin Binding Protein A2 Expand the Transferrin Recognition Range of
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Abstract
The bacterial bipartite transferrin receptor is an iron acquisition system that several important human and animal pathogens require for survival. It consists of the TonB-dependent transporter transferrin binding protein A (TbpA) and the surface lipoprotein transferrin binding protein B (TbpB). Curiously, the Tbps are only found in host-specific pathogens and are themselves host specific, meaning that they will bind to the transferrin of their host species but not to the transferrins of other animal species. While this phenomenon has long been established, neither the steps in the evolutionary process that led to this exquisite adaptation for the host nor the steps that could alter it are known. We sought to gain insight into these processes by studying Tbp specificity in
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