UniProt functional annotation for Q8WWM9

UniProt code: Q8WWM9.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: May have a protective function during conditions of oxidative stress. May be involved in intracellular oxygen storage or transfer.
 
Subunit: Homodimer; disulfide-linked. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16699195}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}.
Tissue specificity: Ubiquitously expressed. Highest expression in heart, stomach, bladder and small intestine. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11893755}.
Similarity: Belongs to the globin family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00238}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.