Mesh term Lactoferrin
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Lactoglobulins
Serine Endopeptidases
Transferrins
Description
An iron-binding protein that was originally characterized as a milk protein. It is widely distributed in secretory fluids and is found in the neutrophilic granules of LEUKOCYTES. The N-terminal part of lactoferrin possesses a serine protease which functions to inactivate the TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM used by bacteria to export virulence proteins for host cell invasion.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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