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ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
卷 182, 期 3, 页码 229-244出版社
BLACKWELL PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-201X.2004.01360.x
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Bohr effect; haemoglobin; molecular adaptation; vertebrates
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The Bohr effect, i.e. the pH dependence of the oxygen affinity of haemoglobins (Hbs) from a variety of vertebrates, and its modulation by temperature and other heterotropic effectors has been reviewed. Haemoglobins from vertebrates were not reviewed following the usual classification (i.e. mammals, birds, etc.); instead we have selected several key examples of animals, which are confronted with a similar environmental situation therefore displaying a similar life style. Hence, the paper starts from a description of the general concepts at the basis of the Bohr effect as exemplified by human HbA and goes towards the analysis of the modulation mechanisms which have been observed in different animals in response to the needs induced by: (i) life in cold environments; (ii) diving behaviour; (iii) flight; and (iv) aquatic life. The emerging picture indicates a complex organization of the information contained in the Hb molecule, the oxygen-binding properties of which depend both on the intrinsic characteristics of the protein and on its heterotropic interactions with ligands such as protons (Bohr effect), small anions like chloride and organic phosphates. In addition, each one of the functional effects induced by binding of a given effector appears to be under the strict control of temperature that enhances or decreases its relative weight with respect to all the others. It is just by this sophisticated network of interactions that the Hb molecule is able to satisfy the physiological requirements of a multitude of organisms without changing dramatically its quaternary structure.
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