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HBB2 - hemoglobin, beta Gene

  • Gene
  • Protein
Oryctolagus cuniculus

Also known as HBB; HBB1

Gene ID: 100009084 | Gene type: protein coding

About HBB2

Summary

The adult Hemoglobin is a heterotetramer of two alpha chains and two beta chains, and functions in the transport of oxygen from the lungs to various peripheral tissues. This gene is expressed in red blood cells and encodes the beta polypeptide chain. Studies have shown that two isoforms are produced from the same mRNA by use of alternative in-frame translation termination codons via a stop codon readthrough mechanism, both in rabbit reticulocyte lysates and in intact reticulocytes. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2016]

HBB2 Products(2)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_001082260.3 NP_001075729.2 hemoglobin subunit beta-1/2 isoform 1
NM_001314043.1 NP_001300972.1 hemoglobin subunit beta-1/2 isoform 1x
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

hemoglobin subunit beta-1/2

beta globin

beta-1/2-globin

hemoglobin beta-1/2 chain