UniProt functional annotation for P02118

UniProt code: P02118.

Organism: Anser indicus (Bar-headed goose) (Anas indica).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Archelosauria; Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves; Neognathae; Galloanserae; Anseriformes; Anatidae; Anserinae; Anser.
 
Function: Involved in oxygen transport from the lung 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.