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Facts about Neuroglobin.
Not capable of penetrating cell membranes. The deoxygenated form exhibits nitrite reductase activity inhibiting cellular respiration via NO-binding into cytochrome c oxidase.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | NGB |
Uniprot: | Q9NPG2 |
Entrez: | 58157 |
Belongs to: |
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globin family |
neuroglobin
Mass (kDA):
16.933 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 14q24.3 |
Sequence: | 14; NC_000014.9 (77265491..77271312, complement) |
Predominantly expressed in brain, the strongest expression is seen in the frontal lobe, the subthalamic nucleus and the thalamus.
Perikaryon. Cytoplasm. Mitochondrion.
PMID: 11029004 by Burmester T., et al. A vertebrate globin expressed in the brain.
PMID: 11820779 by Zhang C.G., et al. Full-length cDNA cloning of human neuroglobin and tissue expression of rat neuroglobin.