When Size Matters

When Size Matters

Erythrocruorins are very large extracellular hemoglobins found in some invertebrates. In this issue of Structure, Royer et al. (2006) report the structure of the 3.6 MDa, 180-mer of Lumbricus (earthworm) hemoglobin consisting of 144 globin and 36 linker chains.

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Veröffentlicht in:Structure (London) 2006-07, Vol.14 (7), p.1094-1096
Hauptverfasser: Hackert, Marvin L., Riggs, Austen F.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Hemoglobins - chemistry
Oligochaeta - metabolism
Protein Structure, Quaternary
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Zusammenfassung:Erythrocruorins are very large extracellular hemoglobins found in some invertebrates. In this issue of Structure, Royer et al. (2006) report the structure of the 3.6 MDa, 180-mer of Lumbricus (earthworm) hemoglobin consisting of 144 globin and 36 linker chains.
ISSN:0969-2126
1878-4186
DOI:10.1016/j.str.2006.06.002