Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable hemoglobin alpha binding activity and hemoglobin beta binding activity. Predicted to contribute to haptoglobin binding activity; oxygen binding activity; and peroxidase activity. Predicted to be located in extracellular space. Predicted to be part of haptoglobin-hemoglobin complex and hemoglobin complex. Is expressed in blood; central nervous system; liver; and retina. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in acute chest syndrome; hemolytic anemia (multiple); malaria; polycythemia (multiple); and sickle cell anemia. Orthologous to several human genes including HBB (hemoglobin subunit beta).