Hemoglobin subunit alpha

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Template:Cs1 config Template:Short description An Error has occurred retrieving Wikidata item for infobox Hemoglobin subunit alpha, Hemoglobin, alpha 1,[1] is a hemoglobin protein that in humans is encoded by the HBA1 gene.[2]

Gene

The human alpha globin gene cluster located on chromosome 16 spans about 30 kb and includes seven loci: 5'- zeta - pseudozeta - mu - pseudoalpha-1 - alpha-2 - alpha-1 - theta - 3'. The alpha-2 (HBA2) and alpha-1 (HBA1; this gene) coding sequences are identical. These genes differ slightly over the 5' untranslated regions and the introns, but they differ significantly over the 3' untranslated regions.[2]

Protein

The human alpha polypeptide chain contains 141 amino acids.[3] Two alpha chains plus two beta chains constitute an HbA protein molecule, which in normal adult life accounts for about 97% of the total hemoglobin; alpha chains combine with delta chains to constitute HbA-2, which with fetal hemoglobin (HbF), composed of alpha and gamma chains, make up the remaining 3% of adult hemoglobin.[2]

Clinical significance

Alpha thalassemias result from deletions of each of the alpha genes as well as deletions of both HBA2 and HBA1; some nondeletion alpha thalassemias have also been reported.[2]

Interactions

Hemoglobin subunit alpha has been shown to interact with hemoglobin subunit beta (HBB).[4][5]

See also

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."HBA1 gene: MedlinePlus Genetics".
  2. ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Entrez Gene: HBA1 hemoglobin, alpha 1".
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.T Imamura (1996). "Human hemoglobin structure and respiratory transport". Nihon Rinsho. 59 (9): 2320-5. PMID 8890557. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stelzl U, Worm U, Lalowski M, Haenig C, Brembeck FH, Goehler H, Stroedicke M, Zenkner M, Schoenherr A, Koeppen S, Timm J, Mintzlaff S, Abraham C, Bock N, Kietzmann S, Goedde A, Toksöz E, Droege A, Krobitsch S, Korn B, Birchmeier W, Lehrach H, Wanker EE (September 2005). "A human protein-protein interaction network: a resource for annotating the proteome". Cell. 122 (6): 957–68. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2005.08.029. hdl:11858/00-001M-0000-0010-8592-0. PMID 16169070. S2CID 8235923.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Shaanan B (November 1983). "Structure of human oxyhaemoglobin at 2.1 A resolution". J. Mol. Biol. 171 (1): 31–59. doi:10.1016/S0022-2836(83)80313-1. PMID 6644819.

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