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MGP001417

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information
Gene Namehemoglobin, delta
Protein EntryHBD_HUMAN
UniProt IDP02042
SpeciesHuman
Comments
Comment typeDescription
FunctionInvolved in oxygen transport from the lung to the various peripheral tissues.
SimilarityBelongs to the globin family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00238}.
SubunitHeterotetramer of two alpha chains and two delta chains in adult hemoglobin A2 (HbA2). HbA2 represents less than 3.5% of adult hemoglobin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15449937}.
Tissue SpecificityRed blood cells.
Web ResourceName=HbVar; Note=Human hemoglobin variants and thalassemias; URL="http://globin.bx.psu.edu/cgi-bin/hbvar/query_vars3?mode=directlink&gene=HBD";
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