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Structures of R- and T-state hemoglobin Bassett: elucidating the structural basis for the low oxygen affinity of a mutant hemoglobin.
Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography - 1 Feb 2005
Safo Martin K, Abdulmalik Osheiza, Lin Hsiang Ru, Asakura Toshio, Abraham Donald J
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The crystal structures of R- and T-state hemoglobin (Hb) Bassett have been determined to 2.15 and 1.80 A resolution, respectively. Physiologically, Hb Bassett (alphaAsp94-->Ala) is characterized by a low affinity for oxygen, a reduced Bohr effect and low cooperativity, as well as being slightly unstable (compared with normal adult hemoglobin; HbA). Comparisons between the Hb Bassett structures and previously...
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