Evolution of myoglobin (original) (raw)

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The distribution, physiological function, amino acid sequence and gene structure of myoglobin and myoglobin-like proteins from various taxa are summarized, and their evolution is discussed. Although it has long been thought that all haemoglobins and myoglobins have evolved from a common ancestral gene, the knowledge presently accumulated about the structures of these proteins suggests that there may be three distinct origins a ‘universal globin’, a ‘compact globin’ and an ‘IDO-like globin’.

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  1. Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Kochi University, Kochi 780-8072 (Japan), Fax +81 888 44 8356, e-mail: suzuki@cc.kochi-u.ac.jp, JP
    T. Suzuki
  2. Department of Physicochemical Physiology, Medical School, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871 (Japan), e-mail: kimai@phys1.med.osaka-u.ac.jp, JP
    K. Imai

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Received 4 March 1998; received after revision 5 May 98; accepted 5 May 1998

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Suzuki, T., Imai, K. Evolution of myoglobin.CMLS, Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 54, 979–1004 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s000180050227

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