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NameMyoglobin
SynonymsNot Available
Gene NameMB
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013125|Myoglobin
MGLSDGEWQLVLNVWGKVEADIPGHGQEVLIRLFKGHPETLEKFDKFKHLKSEDEMKASE
DLKKHGATVLTALGGILKKKGHHEAEIKPLAQSHATKHKIPVKYLEFISECIIQVLQSKH
PGDFGADAQGAMNKALELFRKDMASNYKELGFQG
Number of residues154
Molecular Weight17183.725
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • heme binding
  • oxygen binding
  • metal ion binding
  • oxygen transporter activity
Processes
  • response to hydrogen peroxide
  • heart development
  • response to hypoxia
  • response to hormone
  • brown fat cell differentiation
  • enucleate erythrocyte differentiation
  • slow-twitch skeletal muscle fiber contraction
Components
  • extracellular exosome
General FunctionOxygen transporter activity
Specific FunctionServes as a reserve supply of oxygen and facilitates the movement of oxygen within muscles.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP02144
UniProtKB Entry NameMYG_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNot Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013126|Myoglobin (MB)
ATGGGGCTCAGCGACGGGGAATGGCAGTTGGTGCTGAACGTCTGGGGGAAGGTGGAGGCT
GACATCCCAGGCCATGGGCAGGAAGTCCTCATCAGGCTCTTTAAGGGTCACCCAGAGACT
CTGGAGAAGTTTGACAAGTTCAAGCACCTGAAGTCAGAGGACGAGATGAAGGCGTCTGAG
GACTTAAAGAAGCATGGTGCCACCGTGCTCACCGCCCTGGGTGGCATCCTTAAGAAGAAG
GGGCATCATGAGGCAGAGATTAAGCCCCTGGCACAGTCGCATGCCACCAAGCACAAGATC
CCCGTGAAGTACCTGGAGTTCATCTCGGAATGCATCATCCAGGTTCTGCAGAGCAAGCAT
CCCGGGGACTTTGGTGCTGATGCCCAGGGGGCCATGAACAAGGCCCTGGAGCTGTTCCGG
AAGGACATGGCCTCCAACTACAAGGAGCTGGGCTTCCAGGGCTAG
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:6915
Chromosome Location22
LocusNot Available
References
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