| UniProt functional annotation for O76242 | |||
| UniProt code: O76242. |
| Organism: | Cerebratulus lacteus (Milky ribbon worm) (Micrura lactea). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Spiralia; Lophotrochozoa; Nemertea; Pilidiophora; Heteronemertea; Cerebratulidae; Cerebratulus. | |
| Function: | Acts as an oxygen store capable of sustaining neuronal activity in an anoxic environment for 5 to 30 min. | |
| Subunit: | Homotetramer. Self-associates in the deoxy state. Seems to dissociate upon oxygenation. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12015154}. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the globin family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.