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FLASH GENE

Symbol

MB

contributors: - updated : 21-10-2006

HGNC name	myoglobin
HGNC id	6915

FLASH GENE DNA RNA EXPRESSION PROTEIN DISORDER ANIMAL & CELL MODELS

Location	22q13.1      Physical location : 36.002.811 - 36.019.401
Synonym symbol(s)	MGC13548, PVALB

DNA

TYPE	functioning gene
STRUCTURE	10.00 kb     3 Exon(s)

10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study

MAPPING

cloned

Y

linked

status

confirmed

RNA

TRANSCRIPTS	type	messenger

identification nb exons type bp product Protein kDa AA specific expression Year Pubmed V1 - - 1078 - 154 - Rayner V2 - - 1170 - 154 - Rayner V3 - - 1153 - 154 - Rayner

EXPRESSION

Type

constitutive of

expressed in	(based on citations)
organ(s)	System Organ level 1 Organ level 2 Organ level 3 Organ level 4 Level Pubmed Species Stage Rna symbol Cardiovascular heart         Digestive pharynx         Nervous nerve         Reproductive male system prostate

tissue

System Tissue Tissue level 1 Tissue level 2 Level Pubmed Species Stage Rna symbol Muscular striatum skeletal

cell lineage

cell lines

fluid/secretion

at STAGE

PROTEIN

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

STRUCTURE

motifs/domains

eight alpha-helix segments bound to a single ferroheme prosthetic group

mono polymer

monomer

HOMOLOGY

Homologene

FAMILY

globin superfamily

CATEGORY

transport carrier

SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION

basic FUNCTION	haemoprotein contributing to intracellular oxygen storage and transcellular facilitated diffusion of oxygen
	acting as a reserve supply of oxygen and facilitating the movement of oxygen within muscles
	muscles

CELLULAR PROCESS

PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS

PATHWAY

metabolism

signaling

a component

INTERACTION

DNA

RNA

small molecule

protein

cell & other

REGULATION

ASSOCIATED DISORDERS

ANIMAL & CELL MODELS