cytoglobin (histoglobin, HGb, stellate cell activation-associated protein, CYGB, STAP)

Function

• protective function during conditions of oxidative stress. (putative)
• intracellular oxygen storage or transfer (putative)

Structure

• belongs to the globin family

Compartment

cytoplasm

Expression

• ubiquitously expressed
• highest expression in heart, stomach, bladder & small intestine

Notes

• no relationship with STAP cell

More general terms

• other protein

Additional terms

• induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS)

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/608759
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8WWM9.html