Mice without myoglobin
Myoglobin, an intracellular haemoprotein expressed in the heart and oxidative skeletal
myofibres of vertebrates, binds molecular oxygen and may facilitate oxygen transport from …
myofibres of vertebrates, binds molecular oxygen and may facilitate oxygen transport from …
Disruption of myoglobin in mice induces multiple compensatory mechanisms
A Gödecke, U Flögel, K Zanger… - Proceedings of the …, 1999 - National Acad Sciences
Myoglobin may serve a variety of functions in muscular oxygen supply, such as O2 storage,
facilitated O2 diffusion, and myoglobin-mediated oxidative phosphorylation. We studied the …
facilitated O2 diffusion, and myoglobin-mediated oxidative phosphorylation. We studied the …
Neutron diffraction reveals oxygen–histidine hydrogen bond in oxymyoglobin
SEV Phillips, BP Schoenborn - Nature, 1981 - nature.com
Myoglobin (Mb) reversibly binds molecular oxygen in vertebrate muscle and consists of a
polypeptide chain of 153 residues and one haem, which closely resembles one subunit of a …
polypeptide chain of 153 residues and one haem, which closely resembles one subunit of a …
A vertebrate globin expressed in the brain
T Burmester, B Weich, S Reinhardt, T Hankeln - nature, 2000 - nature.com
Haemoglobins and myoglobins constitute related protein families that function in oxygen
transport and storage in humans and other vertebrates,. Here we report the identification of a …
transport and storage in humans and other vertebrates,. Here we report the identification of a …
Myoglobin facilitates oxygen diffusion
MW Merx, U Flögel, T Stumpe, A Gödecke… - The FASEB …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the hemodynamic effects of acute myoglobin (Mb) inhibition with CO on
isolated hearts of wild‐type (WT) mice were examined at different degrees of oxygenation …
isolated hearts of wild‐type (WT) mice were examined at different degrees of oxygenation …
Emerging roles for myoglobin in the heart
Myoglobin (Mb) is an intensely studied hemoprotein that is restricted mainly to the heart and
oxidative myofibers in skeletal muscle. Previous physiologic and pharmacologic studies …
oxidative myofibers in skeletal muscle. Previous physiologic and pharmacologic studies …
Hypoxia-inducible myoglobin expression in nonmuscle tissues
J Fraser, L Vieira de Mello, D Ward… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
Myoglobin (Myg) is an oxygen-binding hemoprotein that is widely thought to be expressed
exclusively in oxidative skeletal and cardiac myocytes, where it plays a key role in coping …
exclusively in oxidative skeletal and cardiac myocytes, where it plays a key role in coping …
Functional and molecular adaptations in skeletal muscle of myoglobin-mutant mice
Myoglobin is a cytoplasmic hemoprotein that is restricted to cardiomyocytes and oxidative
skeletal myofibers and facilitates oxygen delivery during periods of high metabolic demand …
skeletal myofibers and facilitates oxygen delivery during periods of high metabolic demand …
Hypoxia induces heart regeneration in adult mice
Y Nakada, DC Canseco, SW Thet, S Abdisalaam… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
The adult mammalian heart is incapable of regeneration following cardiomyocyte loss,
which underpins the lasting and severe effects of cardiomyopathy. Recently, it has become …
which underpins the lasting and severe effects of cardiomyopathy. Recently, it has become …
Keeping the heart in balance: the functional interactions of myoglobin with nitrogen oxides
Myoglobin (Mb) is an important intracellular oxygen-binding hemoprotein found in the
cytoplasm of skeletal and cardiac muscle tissue playing a well-known role in O2 storage and …
cytoplasm of skeletal and cardiac muscle tissue playing a well-known role in O2 storage and …