Alpha-hemoglobin-stabilizing protein

Details

Name
Alpha-hemoglobin-stabilizing protein
Synonyms
  • EDRF
  • ERAF
  • Erythroid differentiation-related factor
  • Erythroid-associated factor
Gene Name
AHSP
UniProtKB Entry
Q9NZD4Swiss-Prot
Organism
Humans
NCBI Taxonomy ID
9606
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0049694|Alpha-hemoglobin-stabilizing protein
MALLKANKDLISAGLKEFSVLLNQQVFNDPLVSEEDMVTVVEDWMNFYINYYRQQVTGEP
QERDKALQELRQELNTLANPFLAKYRDFLKSHELPSHPPPSS
Number of residues
102
Molecular Weight
11840.325
Theoretical pI
Not Available
GO Classification
Components
cytoplasm
General Function
Acts as a chaperone to prevent the harmful aggregation of alpha-hemoglobin during normal erythroid cell development. Specifically protects free alpha-hemoglobin from precipitation. It is predicted to modulate pathological states of alpha-hemoglobin excess such as beta-thalassemia
Specific Function
Hemoglobin binding
Pfam Domain Function
Signal Regions
Not Available
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Cytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0049695|Alpha-hemoglobin-stabilizing protein (AHSP)
ATGGCTCTTCTTAAGGCCAATAAGGATCTCATTTCCGCAGGATTGAAGGAGTTCAGCGTT
CTGCTGAATCAGCAGGTCTTCAATGATCCTCTCGTCTCTGAAGAAGACATGGTGACTGTG
GTGGAGGACTGGATGAACTTCTACATCAACTATTACAGGCAGCAGGTGACAGGGGAGCCC
CAAGAGCGAGACAAGGCTCTGCAGGAGCTTCGGCAAGAGCTGAACACTCTGGCCAACCCT
TTCCTGGCCAAGTACAGGGACTTCCTGAAGTCTCATGAGCTCCCGAGTCACCCACCGCCC
TCCTCCTAG
Chromosome Location
16
Locus
16p11.2
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDQ9NZD4
UniProtKB Entry NameAHSP_HUMAN
GeneCard IDAHSP
HGNC IDHGNC:18075
PDB ID(s)1W09, 1W0A, 1W0B, 1XZY, 1Y01, 1Z8U, 3IA3, 3OVU
KEGG IDhsa:51327
NCBI Gene ID51327
General References
  1. Miele G, Manson J, Clinton M: A novel erythroid-specific marker of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Nat Med. 2001 Mar;7(3):361-4. [Article]
  2. Zhang QH, Ye M, Wu XY, Ren SX, Zhao M, Zhao CJ, Fu G, Shen Y, Fan HY, Lu G, Zhong M, Xu XR, Han ZG, Zhang JW, Tao J, Huang QH, Zhou J, Hu GX, Gu J, Chen SJ, Chen Z: Cloning and functional analysis of cDNAs with open reading frames for 300 previously undefined genes expressed in CD34+ hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. Genome Res. 2000 Oct;10(10):1546-60. [Article]
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  4. Kihm AJ, Kong Y, Hong W, Russell JE, Rouda S, Adachi K, Simon MC, Blobel GA, Weiss MJ: An abundant erythroid protein that stabilizes free alpha-haemoglobin. Nature. 2002 Jun 13;417(6890):758-63. [Article]
  5. Gell D, Kong Y, Eaton SA, Weiss MJ, Mackay JP: Biophysical characterization of the alpha-globin binding protein alpha-hemoglobin stabilizing protein. J Biol Chem. 2002 Oct 25;277(43):40602-9. Epub 2002 Aug 20. [Article]
  6. Feng L, Gell DA, Zhou S, Gu L, Kong Y, Li J, Hu M, Yan N, Lee C, Rich AM, Armstrong RS, Lay PA, Gow AJ, Weiss MJ, Mackay JP, Shi Y: Molecular mechanism of AHSP-mediated stabilization of alpha-hemoglobin. Cell. 2004 Nov 24;119(5):629-40. [Article]
  7. Santiveri CM, Perez-Canadillas JM, Vadivelu MK, Allen MD, Rutherford TJ, Watkins NA, Bycroft M: NMR structure of the alpha-hemoglobin stabilizing protein: insights into conformational heterogeneity and binding. J Biol Chem. 2004 Aug 13;279(33):34963-70. Epub 2004 Jun 3. [Article]
  8. Feng L, Zhou S, Gu L, Gell DA, Mackay JP, Weiss MJ, Gow AJ, Shi Y: Structure of oxidized alpha-haemoglobin bound to AHSP reveals a protective mechanism for haem. Nature. 2005 Jun 2;435(7042):697-701. [Article]

Associated Data

Bio-Entities
Bio-EntityType
Alpha-hemoglobin-stabilizing protein (Humans)protein
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