On this page you'll find 9 example sentences with Transferrin. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as globulin and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Transferrin meaning
A glycoprotein, a beta globulin, in blood serum that combines with and transports iron.
Synonyms of Transferrin
Using Transferrin
- The main meaning on this page is: A glycoprotein, a beta globulin, in blood serum that combines with and transports iron.
- Useful related words include: beta globulin, siderophilin, globulin.
- In the example corpus, transferrin often appears in combinations such as: transferrin is, of transferrin, transferrin receptors.
Context around Transferrin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Transferrin
- In this selection, "transferrin" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, marrow, citation, receptors, receptor and acts stand out and add context to how "transferrin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include availability of transferrin to bind and because transferrin also transports. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "transferrin" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with transferrin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Because transferrin also transports iron, excessive iron reduces zinc absorption, and vice versa. (13 words)
Transferrin acts as a growth factor for the cancerous cells and is dependent on iron. (15 words)
Cancer cells have much higher levels of transferrin receptors than normal cells and are very dependent on iron for their proliferation. (21 words)
The hope was to inhibit cell proliferation and promote cytotoxicity. citation Transferrin receptors in cancer cells, such as those in breast cancer cells and epithelial cervical cells, promote the cell proliferation and malignancy of the cancer. (36 words)
Cerium may bind in the place of iron on to the transferrin and then be brought into the cancer cells by transferrin-receptor mediated endocytosis. (25 words)
Cells treated with just cerium had decreases in cell viability, but cells treated with both cerium and transferrin had more significant inhibition for cellular activity. (25 words)
Example sentences (9)
Cerium may bind in the place of iron on to the transferrin and then be brought into the cancer cells by transferrin-receptor mediated endocytosis.
At the bone marrow, transferrin is reduced from Fe 3+ and Fe 2+ and stored as ferritin to be incorporated into hemoglobin.
Because transferrin also transports iron, excessive iron reduces zinc absorption, and vice versa.
Cancer cells have much higher levels of transferrin receptors than normal cells and are very dependent on iron for their proliferation.
Cells treated with just cerium had decreases in cell viability, but cells treated with both cerium and transferrin had more significant inhibition for cellular activity.
Iron toxicity occurs when the cell contains free iron, which generally occurs when iron levels exceed the availability of transferrin to bind the iron.
The hope was to inhibit cell proliferation and promote cytotoxicity. citation Transferrin receptors in cancer cells, such as those in breast cancer cells and epithelial cervical cells, promote the cell proliferation and malignancy of the cancer.
Transferrin acts as a growth factor for the cancerous cells and is dependent on iron.
Transferrin is a protein used to transport iron into the cells and is needed to aid the cancer cells in DNA replication.
Common combinations with transferrin
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- transferrin is 2×
- of transferrin 2×
- transferrin receptors 2×