| UniProt functional annotation for P83133 | |||
| UniProt code: P83133. |
| Organism: | Aldabrachelys gigantea (Aldabra giant tortoise) (Geochelone gigantea). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Archelosauria; Testudines; Cryptodira; Durocryptodira; Testudinoidea; Testudinidae; Aldabrachelys. | |
| Function: | Involved in oxygen transport from the lung to the various peripheral tissues. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P13274}. | |
| Subunit: | Hemoglobins A and D are heterotetramers of alpha-1, alpha-2 and two identical beta chains. {ECO:0000305}. | |
| Tissue specificity: | Red blood cells. {ECO:0000305}. | |
| Miscellaneous: | Hemoglobin A is the major, and hemoglobin D the minor hemoglobin of this species. {ECO:0000305}. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the globin family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00238}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.