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glob1 - globin 1

Enables iron ion binding activity and oxygen binding activity. Predicted to be involved in oxygen transport and response to hypoxia. Located in plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including epithelium; fat body; gonad; gut section; and imaginal disc. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including acute chest syndrome; congenital hemolytic anemia (multiple); polycythemia (multiple); sickle cell disease (multiple); and thalassemia (multiple). Orthologous to several human genes including CYGB (cytoglobin). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Nov 2024]

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Species Gene Architecture aa