The emerging roles of somatic globins in cardiovascular redox biology and beyond

Abstract

The vertebrate globins are a group of hemoproteins with the intrinsic capacity to regulate gaseous ligands and redox signaling required for cardiovascular biology. This graphical review will provide a comprehensive synopsis of somatic cardiovascular globins focusing on expression, function and redox signaling – an emerging area in both physiology and disease.

Keywords

• Cariovascular
• Globin
• Hemoglobin
• Myoglobin
• Cytoglobin
• Neuroglobi
• Nitric oxide
• Cytochrome b5 reductase