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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’.
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Received 4 March 1998; received after revision 5 May 98; accepted 5 May 1998
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Suzuki, T., Imai, K. Evolution of myoglobin. CMLS, Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 54, 979–1004 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s000180050227
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s000180050227