Lactoferrin, the Moonlighting Protein of Innate Immunity.

Int J Mol Sci

Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Roma, 00185 Rome, Italy.

Published: November 2023

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

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