| 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.