Molluscan mega-hemocyanin: an ancient oxygen carrier tuned by a ~550 kDa polypeptide
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The allosteric respiratory protein hemocyanin occurs in gastropods as tubular di-, tri- and multimers of a 35 × 18 nm, ring-like decamer with a collar complex at one opening. The decamer comprises five subunit dimers. The subunit, a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-05-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Zoology |
| Online Access: | http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/7/1/14 |