TRANSFERRIN RECEPTORS
\tɹansfˈɜːɹɪn ɹɪsˈɛptəz], \tɹansfˈɜːɹɪn ɹɪsˈɛptəz], \t_ɹ_a_n_s_f_ˈɜː_ɹ_ɪ_n ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_p_t_ə_z]\
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Membrane glycoproteins found in high concentrations on iron-utilizing cells. They specifically bind iron-bearing transferrin, are endocytosed with its ligand and then returned to the cell surface where transferrin without its iron is released.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).