hemoglobin gamma-2 chain (HBG2)
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Function
- see hemoglobin gamma
- component of hemoglobin F together with alpha globin
- acetylation of Gly-2 converts Hb F to the minor Hb F1
Expression
- erythrocytes
- expressed until 4-5 weeks after birth
Pathology
- some gamma variants can cause severe jaundice & cyanosis in premature & new born babies
More general terms
References
- ↑ UniProt http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P69892.html
- ↑ Hbvar; Human hemoglobin variants http://globin.cse.psu.edu/globin/html/huisman/variants/
Database
- UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P69892.html
- OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/142200
- OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/142250
- Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=3047
- Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=3048