NameHemoglobin subunit gamma-1
Synonyms
  • Gamma-1-globin
  • Hb F Agamma
  • Hemoglobin gamma-1 chain
  • Hemoglobin gamma-A chain
Gene NameHBG1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019590|Hemoglobin subunit gamma-1
MGHFTEEDKATITSLWGKVNVEDAGGETLGRLLVVYPWTQRFFDSFGNLSSASAIMGNPK
VKAHGKKVLTSLGDAIKHLDDLKGTFAQLSELHCDKLHVDPENFKLLGNVLVTVLAIHFG
KEFTPEVQASWQKMVTAVASALSSRYH
Number of residues147
Molecular Weight16140.37
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • iron ion binding
  • heme binding
  • oxygen binding
  • oxygen transporter activity
Processes
  • blood coagulation
Components
  • hemoglobin complex
  • cytosol
General FunctionOxygen transporter activity
Specific FunctionGamma chains make up the fetal hemoglobin F, in combination with alpha chains.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP69891
UniProtKB Entry NameHBG1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNot Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019591|Hemoglobin subunit gamma-1 (HBG1)
ATGGGTCATTTCACAGAGGAGGACAAGGCTACTATCACAAGCCTGTGGGGCAAGGTGAAT
GTGGAAGATGCTGGAGGAGAAACCCTGGGAAGGCTCCTGGTTGTCTACCCATGGACCCAG
AGGTTCTTTGACAGCTTTGGCAACCTGTCCTCTGCCTCTGCCATCATGGGCAACCCCAAA
GTCAAGGCACATGGCAAGAAGGTGCTGACTTCCTTGGGAGATGCCACAAAGCACCTGGAT
GATCTCAAGGGCACCTTTGCCCAGCTGAGTGAACTGCACTGTGACAAGCTGCATGTGGAT
CCTGAGAACTTCAAGCTCCTGGGAAATGTGCTGGTGACCGTTTTGGCAATCCATTTCGGC
AAAGAATTCACCCCTGAGGTGCAGGCTTCCTGGCAGAAGATGGTGACTGCAGTGGCCAGT
GCCCTGTCCTCCAGATACCACTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:4831
Chromosome Location11
LocusNot Available
References
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  36. Hu H, Ma M: Hb F-Xinjiang or A gamma T25(B7)Gly----Arg: a new slow-moving unstable fetal hemoglobin variant. Hemoglobin. 1987;11(5):465-72. 2448268
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