NameHemoglobin subunit zeta
Synonyms
  • HBAZ
  • HBZ2
  • Hemoglobin zeta chain
  • Zeta-globin
Gene NameHBZ
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017595|Hemoglobin subunit zeta
MSLTKTERTIIVSMWAKISTQADTIGTETLERLFLSHPQTKTYFPHFDLHPGSAQLRAHG
SKVVAAVGDAVKSIDDIGGALSKLSELHAYILRVDPVNFKLLSHCLLVTLAARFPADFTA
EAHAAWDKFLSVVSSVLTEKYR
Number of residues142
Molecular Weight15636.845
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • iron ion binding
  • heme binding
  • oxygen binding
  • oxygen transporter activity
Processes
  • negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • erythrocyte maturation
Components
  • hemoglobin complex
  • extracellular exosome
General FunctionOxygen transporter activity
Specific FunctionThe zeta chain is an alpha-type chain of mammalian embryonic hemoglobin.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP02008
UniProtKB Entry NameHBAZ_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNot Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017596|Hemoglobin subunit zeta (HBZ)
ATGTCTCTGACCAAGACTGAGAGGACCATCATTGTGTCCATGTGGGCCAAGATCTCCACG
CAGGCCGACACCATCGGCACCGAGACTCTGGAGAGGCTCTTCCTCAGCCACCCGCAGACC
AAGACCTACTTCCCGCACTTCGACCTGCACCCGGGGTCCGCGCAGTTGCGCGCGCACGGC
TCCAAGGTGGTGGCCGCCGTGGGCGACGCGGTGAAGAGCATCGACGACATCGGCGGCGCC
CTGTCCAAGCTGAGCGAGCTGCACGCCTACATCCTGCGCGTGGACCCGGTCAACTTCAAG
CTCCTGTCCCACTGCCTGCTGGTCACCCTGGCCGCGCGCTTCCCCGCCGACTTCACGGCC
GAGGCCCACGCCGCCTGGGACAAGTTCCTATCGGTCGTATCCTCTGTCCTGACCGAGAAG
TACCGCTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:4835
Chromosome Location16
LocusNot Available
References
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