NameHemoglobin subunit delta
Synonyms
  • Delta-globin
  • Hemoglobin delta chain
Gene NameHBD
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013396|Hemoglobin subunit delta
MVHLTPEEKTAVNALWGKVNVDAVGGEALGRLLVVYPWTQRFFESFGDLSSPDAVMGNPK
VKAHGKKVLGAFSDGLAHLDNLKGTFSQLSELHCDKLHVDPENFRLLGNVLVCVLARNFG
KEFTPQMQAAYQKVVAGVANALAHKYH
Number of residues147
Molecular Weight16055.41
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • iron ion binding
  • heme binding
  • oxygen binding
  • oxygen transporter activity
Processes
  • blood coagulation
Components
  • hemoglobin complex
  • cytosol
  • blood microparticle
General FunctionOxygen transporter activity
Specific FunctionInvolved in oxygen transport from the lung to the various peripheral tissues.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP02042
UniProtKB Entry NameHBD_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNot Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013397|Hemoglobin subunit delta (HBD)
ATGGTGCATCTGACTCCTGAGGAGAAGACTGCTGTCAATGCCCTGTGGGGCAAAGTGAAC
GTGGATGCAGTTGGTGGTGAGGCCCTGGGCAGATTACTGGTGGTCTACCCTTGGACCCAG
AGGTTCTTTGAGTCCTTTGGGGATCTGTCCTCTCCTGATGCTGTTATGGGCAACCCTAAG
GTGAAGGCTCATGGCAAGAAGGTGCTAGGTGCCTTTAGTGATGGCCTGGCTCACCTGGAC
AACCTCAAGGGCACTTTTTCTCAGCTGAGTGAGCTGCACTGTGACAAGCTGCACGTGGAT
CCTGAGAACTTCAGGCTCTTGGGCAATGTGCTGGTGTGTGTGCTGGCCCGCAACTTTGGC
AAGGAATTCACCCCACAAATGCAGGCTGCCTATCAGAAGGTGGTGGCTGGTGTGGCTAAT
GCCCTGGCTCACAAGTACCATTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:4829
Chromosome Location11
LocusNot Available
References
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