3HYU

Crystal structure of the altitude adapted hemoglobin of guinea pig.

Summary for 3HYU

Entry DOI	10.2210/pdb3hyu/pdb
Descriptor	Hemoglobin subunit alpha, Hemoglobin subunit beta, PROTOPORPHYRIN IX CONTAINING FE, ... (5 entities in total)
Functional Keywords	oxygen transport, altitude adaptation, heme, iron, metal-binding, transport
Biological source	Cavia porcellus (guinea pig) More
Total number of polymer chains	2
Total formula weight	32812.51
Authors	Pairet, B.,Jaenicke, E. (deposition date: 2009-06-23, release date: 2010-06-23, Last modification date: 2023-09-06)
Primary citation	Pairet, B.,Jaenicke, E. Structure of the altitude adapted hemoglobin of guinea pig in the R2-state. Plos One, 5:e12389-e12389, 2010 Cited by PubMed Abstract: Guinea pigs are considered to be genetically adapted to a high altitude environment based on the consistent finding of a high oxygen affinity of their blood. PubMed: 20811494 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012389 PDB entries with the same primary citation
Experimental method	X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.67 Å)

Structure validation