Evolution of myoglobin
- 1 September 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 54 (9) , 979-1004
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s000180050227
Abstract
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’.Keywords
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