Quaternary Structure of Gastropod Haemocyanin

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 1972 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 239, pages 146-150 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

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Authors: J E, Mellema; A, Klug;

doi: 10.1038/239146a0

pmid: 4116528

Quaternary Structure of Gastropod Haemocyanin

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Abstract

Three-dimensional image reconstruction shows haemocyanin to be made of three distinct parts. At the ends of the particle are a five-fold “collar” and a central “cap”. The cylindrical wall consists of sixty dimers which may be correlated with 120 oxygen binding sites.

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Medical Research Council
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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
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Keywords

Models, Structural, Microscopy, Electron, Fourier Analysis, Staining and Labeling, Mollusca, Protein Conformation, Hemocyanins, Snails, Animals

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