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. 2009;8(6):53.
doi: 10.1186/jbiol157. Epub 2009 Jun 16.

Q&A: Cooperativity

James E Ferrell Jr  1
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Q&A: Cooperativity

James E Ferrell Jr. J Biol. 2009.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
The oxygen-transporting protein hemoglobin, a tetrameric protein consisting of four globin subunits with four oxygen-binding hemes. Reproduced with permission from Michael W King.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Monomeric oxygen-transporting protein.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Michaelian (green) and sigmoidal (red) oxygen-binding curves.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Sequential binding of oxygen to the subunits of tetrameric hemoglobin.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Concerted flipping of hemoglobin subunits between two states with different affinities for oxygen.
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