The unusual properties of the Root effect haemoglobins in teleost fish—which allow them to pump O2 into their swim bladders and eyes against very high pressures—are illuminated in a new fish haemoglobin structure.
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Perutz, M. Cause of the Root effect in fish haemoglobins. Nat Struct Mol Biol 3, 211–212 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0396-211
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