title: The Haemoglobins of Algae.
abstract: In the last few years, advances in algal research have identified the participation of haemoglobins in nitrogen metabolism and the management of reactive nitrogen and oxygen species. This chapter summarises the state of knowledge concerning algal haemoglobins with a focus on the most widely used model system, namely, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Genetic, physiologic, structural, and chemical information is compiled to provide a framework for further studies.
authors.affiliation: T.C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Eric A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: T.C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Electronic address: lecomte_jtj@jhu.edu.
authors.forename: Juliette T J
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Lecomte
mesh_terms: D020418:Algal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016825:Chlamydomonas reinhardtii / Q000201:enzymology*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D020418:Algal Proteins; D006454:Hemoglobins; D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species
keywords: Chlamydomonas; Haeme; Photosynthetic microbe; Reactive oxygen/nitrogen species; Truncated globins; Volvox