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A cis-proline in alpha-hemoglobin stabilizing protein directs the structural reorganization of alpha-hemoglobin.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 23 Oct 2009
Gell David A, Feng Liang, Zhou Suiping, Jeffrey Philip D, Bendak Katerina, Gow Andrew, Weiss Mitchell J, Shi Yigong, Mackay Joel P
Abstract excerpt
alpha-Hemoglobin (alphaHb) stabilizing protein (AHSP) is expressed in erythropoietic tissues as an accessory factor in hemoglobin synthesis. AHSP forms a specific complex with alphaHb and suppresses the heme-catalyzed evolution of reactive oxygen species by converting alphaHb to a conformation in which the heme is coordinated at both axial positions by histidine side chains (bis-histidyl coordination). Currently,...
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