UniProt functional annotation for P14527

UniProt code: P14527.

Organism: Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow trout) (Salmo gairdneri).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Protacanthopterygii; Salmoniformes; Salmonidae; Salmoninae; Oncorhynchus.
 
Function: Involved in oxygen transport from gills to the various peripheral tissues.
 
Subunit: Heterotetramer of two alpha chains and two beta chains.
Tissue specificity: Red blood cells.
Similarity: Belongs to the globin family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00238}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.