UniProt functional annotation for P01966

UniProt code: P01966.

Organism: Bos taurus (Bovine).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Artiodactyla; Ruminantia; Pecora; Bovidae; Bovinae; Bos.
 
Function: Involved in oxygen transport from the lung to the various peripheral tissues.
 
Subunit: Heterotetramer of two alpha chains and two beta chains.
Tissue specificity: Red blood cells.
Polymorphism: There are 3 alleles in Podolian cattle; N, S and Y. {ECO:0000269|Ref.1}.
Similarity: Belongs to the globin family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00238}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.