Alpha globin

Details

Name
Alpha globin
Kind
protein
Synonyms
Not Available
Gene Name
Not Available
UniProtKB Entry
V9H1D9TrEMBL
Organism
Humans
NCBI Taxonomy ID
9606
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0052575|Alpha globin
MVLSPADKTNVKAAWGKVGAHAGEYGAEALERHFDLSHGSAQVKGHGKKVADALTNAVAH
VDDMPNALSALSDLHAHKLRVDPVNFKLSHCLLVTLAAHLPAEFTPAVHASLDKFLASVS
TVLTSKYR
Number of residues
128
Molecular Weight
13582.405
Theoretical pI
Not Available
GO Classification
Functions
heme binding / metal ion binding / oxygen binding / oxygen carrier activity
Components
hemoglobin complex
General Function
Involved in oxygen transport from the lung to the various peripheral tissues.
Specific Function
haptoglobin binding
Pfam Domain Function
Signal Regions
Not Available
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Not Available
Gene sequence
Not Available
Chromosome Location
Not Available
Locus
Not Available
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDV9H1D9
UniProtKB Entry NameV9H1D9_HUMAN
General References
  1. Proudfoot NJ, Maniatis T: The structure of a human alpha-globin pseudogene and its relationship to alpha-globin gene duplication. Cell. 1980 Sep;21(2):537-44. doi: 10.1016/0092-8674(80)90491-2. [Article]

Associated Data

Drug Relations
DrugDrug groupPharmacological action?TypeActionsDetails
Alfacalcidolapproved, nutraceuticalnocarrierbinderDetails
Betibeglogene autotemcelapproved, investigationalyestargetbinderDetails