Mu hemoglobin explained
| hemoglobin, mu |
| Hgncid: | 4826 |
| Symbol: | HBM |
| Altsymbols: | HBAP2 |
| Entrezgene: | 3042 |
| Omim: | 609639 |
| Refseq: | NM_001003938 |
| Uniprot: | Q6B0K9 |
| Chromosome: | 16 |
| Arm: | p |
| Band: | 13.3 |
Mu hemoglobin is a predicted protein encoded in the HBM gene. The mRNA is expressed at moderate levels, but the protein has not been detected by mass spectrometry.[1] [2] [3] The order of genes is: 5' - zeta - pseudozeta - mu - pseudoalpha-1 - alpha-2 - alpha-1 - theta1 - 3'.
Notes and References
- Higgs DR, Vickers MA, Wilkie AO, Pretorius IM, Jarman AP, Weatherall DJ . A review of the molecular genetics of the human alpha-globin gene cluster . Blood . 73 . 5 . 1081–104 . April 1989 . 2649166 . 10.1182/blood.V73.5.1081.1081. free .
- Fischel-Ghodsian N, Nicholls RD, Higgs DR . Unusual features of CpG-rich (HTF) islands in the human alpha globin complex: association with non-functional pseudogenes and presence within the 3' portion of the zeta gene . Nucleic Acids Res. . 15 . 22 . 9215–25 . November 1987 . 2825132 . 306463 . 10.1093/nar/15.22.9215.
- Goh SH, Lee YT, Bhanu NV, etal . A newly discovered human alpha-globin gene . Blood . 106 . 4 . 1466–72 . August 2005 . 15855277 . 1895206 . 10.1182/blood-2005-03-0948 .
