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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP01626
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6949
Name Hemoglobin subunit alpha
Synonyms
  1. Alpha-globin
  2. Hemoglobin alpha chain
Gene Name HBA1
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in iron ion binding
Specific Function Involved in oxygen transport from the lung to the various peripheral tissues
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
macromolecular complex
protein complex
hemoglobin complex
Function
ion binding
cation binding
metal ion binding
binding
transition metal ion binding
iron ion binding
heme binding
oxygen binding
Process
establishment of localization
transport
gas transport
oxygen transport
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 16p13.3
SNPs HBA1
Gene Sequence 
>429 bp
ATGGTGCTGTCTCCTGCCGACAAGACCAACGTCAAGGCCGCCTGGGGCAAGGTTGGCGCG
CACGCTGGCGAGTATGGTGCGGAGGCCCTGGAGAGGATGTTCCTGTCCTTCCCCACCACC
AAGACCTACTTCCCGCACTTCGACCTGAGCCACGGCTCTGCCCAGGTTAAGGGCCACGGC
AAGAAGGTGGCCGACGCGCTGACCAACGCCGTGGCGCACGTGGACGACATGCCCAACGCG
CTGTCCGCCCTGAGCGACCTGCACGCGCACAAGCTTCGGGTGGACCCGGTCAACTTCAAG
CTCCTAAGCCACTGCCTGCTGGTGACCCTGGCCGCCCACCTCCCCGCCGAGTTCACCCCT
GCGGTGCACGCCTCCCTGGACAAGTTCCTGGCTTCTGTGAGCACCGTGCTGACCTCCAAA
TACCGTTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 142
Molecular Weight 15257.4
Theoretical pI 9.09
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence 
>Hemoglobin subunit alpha
MVLSPADKTNVKAAWGKVGAHAGEYGAEALERMFLSFPTTKTYFPHFDLSHGSAQVKGHG
KKVADALTNAVAHVDDMPNALSALSDLHAHKLRVDPVNFKLLSHCLLVTLAAHLPAEFTP
AVHASLDKFLASVSTVLTSKYR
GenBank ID Protein 28558
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P69905
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name HBA_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID V00493
GeneCard ID HBA1
GenAtlas ID HBA1
HGNC ID HGNC:4823
References
General References
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  62. Lacan P, Francina A, Souillet G, Aubry M, Couprie N, Dementhon L, Becchi M: Two new alpha chain variants: Hb Boghe [alpha58(E7)His-->Gln, alpha2], a variant on the distal histidine, and Hb CHarolles [alpha103(G10)His-Tyr, alpha1]. Hemoglobin. 1999 Nov;23(4):345-52. [PubMed:10569723 ]
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  64. Abdulmalik O, Safo MK, Lerner NB, Ochotorena J, Daikhin E, Lakka V, Santacroce R, Abraham DJ, Asakura T: Characterization of hemoglobin bassett (alpha94Asp-->Ala), a variant with very low oxygen affinity. Am J Hematol. 2004 Nov;77(3):268-76. [PubMed:15495251 ]
  65. Martin G, Villegas A, Gonzalez FA, Ropero P, Hojas R, Polo M, Mateo M, Salvador M, Benavente C: A novel mutation of the alpha2-globin causing alpha(+)-thalassemia: Hb Plasencia [alpha125(H8)Leu--Arg (alpha2). Hemoglobin. 2005;29(2):113-7. [PubMed:15921163 ]