UniProt functional annotation for P02189

UniProt code: P02189.

Organism: Sus scrofa (Pig).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Artiodactyla; Suina; Suidae; Sus.
 
Function: Serves as a reserve supply of oxygen and facilitates the movement of oxygen within muscles.
 
Similarity: Belongs to the globin family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00238}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.