Structure and function of haemoglobins
DA Gell - Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases, 2018 - Elsevier
Haemoglobin (Hb) is widely known as the iron-containing protein in blood that is essential
for O 2 transport in mammals. Less widely recognised is that erythrocyte Hb belongs to a …
for O 2 transport in mammals. Less widely recognised is that erythrocyte Hb belongs to a …
Structure and regulation of soluble guanylate cyclase
Nitric oxide (NO) is an essential signaling molecule in biological systems. In mammals, the
diatomic gas is critical to the cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway as it …
diatomic gas is critical to the cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway as it …
The structure and function of plant hemoglobins
JA Hoy, MS Hargrove - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2008 - Elsevier
Plants, like humans, contain hemoglobin. Three distinct types of hemoglobin exist in plants:
symbiotic, non-symbiotic, and truncated hemoglobins. Crystal structures and other structural …
symbiotic, non-symbiotic, and truncated hemoglobins. Crystal structures and other structural …
Hemoglobins dioxygenate nitric oxide with high fidelity
Distantly related members of the hemoglobin (Hb) superfamily including red blood cell Hb,
muscle myoglobin (Mb) and the microbial flavohemoglobin (flavoHb) dioxygenate nitric …
muscle myoglobin (Mb) and the microbial flavohemoglobin (flavoHb) dioxygenate nitric …
Structural bases for heme binding and diatomic ligand recognition in truncated hemoglobins
Truncated hemoglobins (trHbs) are low-molecular-weight oxygen-binding heme-proteins
distributed in eubacteria, cyanobacteria, unicellular eukaryotes, and in higher plants …
distributed in eubacteria, cyanobacteria, unicellular eukaryotes, and in higher plants …
Cytoglobin expression is upregulated in all tissues upon hypoxia: an in vitro and in vivo study by quantitative real-time PCR
E Fordel, E Geuens, S Dewilde, P Rottiers… - Biochemical and …, 2004 - Elsevier
The vertebrate globin family has been extended with two members: neuroglobin and
cytoglobin. We here investigate the changes of expression levels upon hypoxia of cytoglobin …
cytoglobin. We here investigate the changes of expression levels upon hypoxia of cytoglobin …
A phylogenetic and structural analysis of truncated hemoglobins
DA Vuletich, JTJ Lecomte - Journal of molecular evolution, 2006 - Springer
Truncated hemoglobins (trHbs) are heme proteins found in bacteria, plants, and unicellular
eukaryotes. They are distantly related to vertebrate hemoglobins and are typically shorter …
eukaryotes. They are distantly related to vertebrate hemoglobins and are typically shorter …
Theoretical study of the truncated hemoglobin HbN: exploring the molecular basis of the NO detoxification mechanism
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the causative agent of human tuberculosis. The nitric oxide
reaction with oxy-truncated hemoglobin N (trHbN) has been proposed to be responsible for …
reaction with oxy-truncated hemoglobin N (trHbN) has been proposed to be responsible for …
Structural divergence and distant relationships in proteins: evolution of the globins
JTJ Lecomte, DA Vuletich, AM Lesk - Current opinion in structural biology, 2005 - Elsevier
The globin family has long been known from studies of∼ 150-residue proteins such as
vertebrate myoglobins and haemoglobins. Recently, this family has been enriched by the …
vertebrate myoglobins and haemoglobins. Recently, this family has been enriched by the …
The anti-inflammatory peptide Ac-SDKP is released from thymosin-β4 by renal meprin-α and prolyl oligopeptidase
N-acetyl-seryl-aspartyl-lysyl-proline (Ac-SDKP) is a natural tetrapeptide with anti-
inflammatory and antifibrotic properties. Previously, we have shown that prolyl …
inflammatory and antifibrotic properties. Previously, we have shown that prolyl …