ID   HBB2_SAAHA              Reviewed;          19 AA.
AC   P18992;
DT   01-NOV-1990, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-NOV-1990, sequence version 1.
DT   25-MAY-2022, entry version 62.
DE   RecName: Full=Hemoglobin subunit beta-2;
DE   AltName: Full=Beta-2-globin;
DE   AltName: Full=Hemoglobin beta-2 chain;
DE   Flags: Fragment;
OS   Saara hardwickii (Indian spiny-tailed lizard) (Uromastyx hardwickii).
OC   Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;
OC   Lepidosauria; Squamata; Bifurcata; Unidentata; Episquamata; Toxicofera;
OC   Iguania; Acrodonta; Agamidae; Uromastycinae; Saara.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=40250;
RN   [1]
RP   PROTEIN SEQUENCE.
RX   PubMed=6628672; DOI=10.1016/0014-5793(83)80774-1;
RA   Naqvi S., Zaidi Z.H., von Bahr-Lindstroem H., Carlquist M., Joernvall H.;
RT   "Characterization of hemoglobin from the lizard Uromastix hardwickii.";
RL   FEBS Lett. 162:290-295(1983).
CC   -!- FUNCTION: Involved in oxygen transport from the lung to the various
CC       peripheral tissues.
CC   -!- SUBUNIT: Heterotetramer of two alpha chains and two beta chains.
CC   -!- TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Red blood cells.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the globin family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-
CC       ProRule:PRU00238}.
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DR   PIR; A05305; A05305.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; P18992; -.
DR   GO; GO:0046872; F:metal ion binding; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   GO; GO:0005344; F:oxygen carrier activity; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
PE   1: Evidence at protein level;
KW   Direct protein sequencing; Heme; Iron; Metal-binding; Oxygen transport;
KW   Transport.
FT   CHAIN           <1..>19
FT                   /note="Hemoglobin subunit beta-2"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000053146"
FT   NON_TER         1
FT   NON_TER         19
SQ   SEQUENCE   19 AA;  1914 MW;  C40AD8EA30019057 CRC64;
     FFGDFGNISS AAAITGNPK