| Protein Name | myoglobin |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 4151 |
| Gene Symbol | MB |
| UniProt | P02144 (MYG_HUMAN), A0A1K0FU49 (A0A1K0FU49_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 1456 |
Description |
myoglobin |
| Gene Summary |
This gene encodes a member of the globin superfamily and is predominantly expressed in skeletal and cardiac muscles. The encoded protein forms a monomeric globular haemoprotein that is primarily responsible for the storage and facilitated transfer of oxygen from the cell membrane to the mitochondria. This protein also plays a role in regulating physiological levels of nitric oxide. Multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms exist for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, May 2020] |
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