UniProt functional annotation for Q18086

UniProt code: Q18086.

Organism: Caenorhabditis elegans.
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Nematoda; Chromadorea; Rhabditida; Rhabditina; Rhabditomorpha; Rhabditoidea; Rhabditidae; Peloderinae; Caenorhabditis.
 
Function: May play a role as physiological sensor for oxygen via redox signaling and/or electron transport. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20518498}.
 
Tissue specificity: Expressed in the head and tail neurons and nerve cord. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18844991}.
Developmental stage: Expressed at all developmental stages. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17916248}.
Induction: By anoxia. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17916248}.
Miscellaneous: Does not bind carbon monoxide (CO), nitric oxide (NO) or CN(-). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20518498}.
Similarity: Belongs to the globin family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00238}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.