Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC Chemical Biology, 8(4), p. 587-591, 2023
DOI: 10.1039/d3cb00050h
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The mammalian protein siderocalin binds hydroxypyridinone complexes of trivalent rare-earth metals and f-elements through cation-π and electrostatic interactions. It can also be fused with biological vectors for the targeted delivery of imaging and therapeutic radionuclides.