International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Nov 2023)

Lactoferrin, the Moonlighting Protein of Innate Immunity

Antimo Cutone,
Giovanni Musci,
Maria Carmela Bonaccorsi di Patti

Affiliations

Antimo Cutone: Department of Biosciences and Territory, University of Molise, 86090 Pesche, Italy
Giovanni Musci: Department of Biosciences and Territory, University of Molise, 86090 Pesche, Italy
Maria Carmela Bonaccorsi di Patti: Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Roma, 00185 Rome, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242115888
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 24, no. 21
p. 15888

Abstract

Lactoferrin (Lf), a naturally occurring glycoprotein involved in innate immunity, was first discovered in bovine milk [...]

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Published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

ISSN: 1661-6596 (Print); 1422-0067 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General); Science: Chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms

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