NameHemoglobin subunit epsilon
Synonyms
  • Epsilon-globin
  • HBE
  • Hemoglobin epsilon chain
Gene NameHBE1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017577|Hemoglobin subunit epsilon
MVHFTAEEKAAVTSLWSKMNVEEAGGEALGRLLVVYPWTQRFFDSFGNLSSPSAILGNPK
VKAHGKKVLTSFGDAIKNMDNLKPAFAKLSELHCDKLHVDPENFKLLGNVMVIILATHFG
KEFTPEVQAAWQKLVSAVAIALAHKYH
Number of residues147
Molecular Weight16202.71
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • iron ion binding
  • heme binding
  • oxygen binding
  • oxygen transporter activity
Processes
  • blood coagulation
  • negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • protein heterooligomerization
Components
  • hemoglobin complex
  • cytosol
  • blood microparticle
General FunctionOxygen transporter activity
Specific FunctionThe epsilon chain is a beta-type chain of early mammalian embryonic hemoglobin.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP02100
UniProtKB Entry NameHBE_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNot Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017578|Hemoglobin subunit epsilon (HBE1)
ATGGTGCATTTTACTGCTGAGGAGAAGGCTGCCGTCACTAGCCTGTGGAGCAAGATGAAT
GTGGAAGAGGCTGGAGGTGAAGCCTTGGGCAGACTCCTCGTTGTTTACCCCTGGACCCAG
AGATTTTTTGACAGCTTTGGAAACCTGTCGTCTCCCTCTGCCATCCTGGGCAACCCCAAG
GTCAAGGCCCATGGCAAGAAGGTGCTGACTTCCTTTGGAGATGCTATTAAAAACATGGAC
AACCTCAAGCCCGCCTTTGCTAAGCTGAGTGAGCTGCACTGTGACAAGCTGCATGTGGAT
CCTGAGAACTTCAAGCTCCTGGGTAACGTGATGGTGATTATTCTGGCTACTCACTTTGGC
AAGGAGTTCACCCCTGAAGTGCAGGCTGCCTGGCAGAAGCTGGTGTCTGCTGTCGCCATT
GCCCTGGCCCATAAGTACCACTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:4830
Chromosome Location11
LocusNot Available
References
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