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The crystal structure of an iron uptake protein from pathogenic bacteria reveals elements of both divergence and convergence when compared with corresponding proteins from animals.

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Baker, E. Iron-ic twists of fate. Nat Struct Mol Biol 4, 869–871 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb1197-869

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