UniProt functional annotation for P02240

UniProt code: P02240.

Organism: Lupinus luteus (European yellow lupine).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; fabids; Fabales; Fabaceae; Papilionoideae; 50 kb inversion clade; genistoids sensu lato; core genistoids; Genisteae; Lupinus.
 
Function: Provides oxygen to the bacteroids. This role is essential for symbiotic nitrogen fixation.
 
Subunit: Monomer.
Tissue specificity: Root nodules.
Similarity: Belongs to the plant globin family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.