Structural Characterization of Piscine Globin Superfamily Proteins

Globin superfamily proteins including myoglobin and hemoglobin, have welcome new members recently, namely, cytoglobin, neuroglobin and globin X, though their physiological functions are still to be addressed. Fish are the excellent models for the study of these globins, but their characteristics have not yet been discussed to date. In the present study, attempts have been made to characterize their structural uniqueness by making use of proteomics approach. This is the first comparative study on the characterization of globin superfamily proteins from fish.

Authors:

• Yoshihiro Ochiai

Keywords:

• Globin
• Superfamily
• Protein
• Fish
• Structure

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