The membrane-bound transferrin homologue melanotransferrin: roles other than iron transport?

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Role of membrane surface potential and other factors in the uptake of non-transferrin-bound iron by reticulocytes

✍ Elizabeth A. Quail; Evan H. Morgan 📂 Article 📅 1994 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 843 KB

## Abstract Reticulocytes suspended in low ionic strength media such as isotonic sucrose solution efficiently take up non‐transferrin‐bound iron and utilize it for heme synthesis. The present study was undertaken to determine how such media facilitate iron utilization by the cells. The effects of c