Introduction and characterization of a functionally linked metal ion binding site at the exposed heme edge of myoglobin
Hunter, C.L., Maurus, R., Mauk, M.R., Lee, H., Raven, E.L., Tong, H., Nguyen, N., Smith, S., Brayer, G.D., Mauk, A.G.(2003) Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 100: 3647-3652
- PubMed: 12644706 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0636702100
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- PubMed Abstract: 
A binding site for metal ions has been created on the surface of horse heart myoglobin (Mb) near the heme 6-propionate group by replacing K45 and K63 with glutamyl residues. One-dimensional (1)H NMR spectroscopy indicates that Mn(2+) binds in the vic ...