Suzuki T, Imai K
Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Kochi University, Japan.
Cell Mol Life Sci. 1998 Sep;54(9):979-1004. doi: 10.1007/s000180050227.
The distribution, physiological function, amino acid sequence and gene structure of myoglobin and myoglobin-like proteins from various taxa are summarized, and their evolution is discussed. Although it has long been thought that all haemoglobins and myoglobins have evolved from a common ancestral gene, the knowledge presently accumulated about the structures of these proteins suggests that there may be three distinct origins: a 'universal globin', a 'compact globin' and an 'IDO-like globin'.
总结了来自不同分类群的肌红蛋白和类肌红蛋白的分布、生理功能、氨基酸序列和基因结构，并讨论了它们的进化。尽管长期以来人们一直认为所有血红蛋白和肌红蛋白都从一个共同的祖先基因进化而来，但目前积累的关于这些蛋白质结构的知识表明，可能有三个不同的起源：一个“通用球蛋白”、一个“紧密球蛋白”和一个“吲哚胺2,3-双加氧酶样球蛋白”。
