Anatomy and dynamics of a ligand-binding pathway in myoglobin: the roles of residues 45, 60, 64, and 68.

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In order for diatomic ligands to enter and exit myoglobin, there must be substantial displacements of amino acid side chains from their positions in the static X-ray structure. One pathway, involving Arg/Lys45, His64, and Val68, has been studied in greatest detail. In an earlier study (Lambright et al., 1989) we reported the surprising result that mutation of the surface residue Lys45 to arginine lowers the inner...

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