... loss of the ability to regulate transferrin binding (Fig. 7B).By contrast, cells transfected with either the single ordouble mutants were all capable of reducing transfer-rin binding. In each ... interactionswith b2 microglobulin (b2M) [4,5,8–11]. In the absence of b2M binding, the protein misfolds and is retained in the endosplasmic reticulum (ER) where it induces anunfolded protein ... cells. In HFE, the proximity of the two a helices and the presence of amino acid side chains that project into the groove appear to prevent peptide binding [16]. The a3 region, like its homologous domain...