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Steere, Mason Coauthor "Nature" Study of Iron "Pirates" that Support Virulent Meningitis-Causing Bacteria

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Anne Mason, Ph.D., and Ashley Steere, Ph.D.
<p>Anne Mason, Ph.D.,professor of biochemistry at ̽̽ College of Medicine, and Ashley Steere, Ph.D.,a postdoctoral associate in biochemistry, are coauthorsof anew study, published in the February 12, 2012 online <em>Nature</em> that clarifies how two important proteins “pirate” iron from their hosts to support a virulent pathogen called <em>Neisseria</em>, which accounts for hundreds of thousands of deaths annually worldwide.</p>

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