Description
Product Characteristics:
The protein encoded by this gene is a membrane-bound cytochrome that reduces ferric hemoglobin (methemoglobin) to ferrous hemoglobin, which is required for stearyl-CoA-desaturase activity. Defects in this gene are a cause of type IV hereditary methemoglobinemia. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2010]
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Cell membrane
Synonyms: CYB 5, CYB 5A, CYB5, CYB5_HUMAN, CYB5A, Cytochrome b 5, Cytochrome b5 microsomal, Cytochrome b5, Cytochrome b5 type A microsomal, Cytochrome b5 type A, MCB 5, MCB5, Microsomal cytochrome b5, Microsomal cytochrome b5 type A, Type 1 cyt b5, CYB5A.
Target Information: The protein encoded by this gene is a membrane-bound cytochrome that reduces ferric hemoglobin (methemoglobin) to ferrous hemoglobin, which is required for stearyl-CoA-desaturase activity. Defects in this gene are a cause of type IV hereditary methemoglobinemia. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2010]