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.