neuroglobin (NGB)

Function

• role in oxygen transport in the brain
• monomer

Structure

belongs to the globin family

Expression

• predominantly expressed in brain
• strongest expression in the frontal lobe, subthalamic nucleus & the thalamus

More general terms

• nuclear protein
• cytoskeletal protein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=58157
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:58157
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/605304
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9NPG2.html