ID   HBA3_PLEWA              Reviewed;         142 AA.
AC   P11896;
DT   01-OCT-1989, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-OCT-1989, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 82.
DE   RecName: Full=Hemoglobin larval subunit alpha;
DE   AltName: Full=Alpha-globin, larval;
DE   AltName: Full=Hemoglobin alpha-chain, larval;
OS   Pleurodeles waltl (Iberian ribbed newt).
OC   Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Amphibia;
OC   Batrachia; Caudata; Salamandroidea; Salamandridae; Pleurodelinae;
OC   Pleurodeles.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=8319;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA].
RX   PubMed=2717411; DOI=10.1093/nar/17.7.2850;
RA   Flavin M., Valentin C., Meunier Rotival M., Cohen-Solal M.;
RT   "Nucleotide sequence of a cDNA encoding a larval alpha-globin chain of the
RT   amphibian Pleurodeles waltlii.";
RL   Nucleic Acids Res. 17:2850-2850(1989).
CC   -!- FUNCTION: Involved in oxygen transport from the lung to the various
CC       peripheral tissues.
CC   -!- SUBUNIT: Heterotetramer of two alpha chains and two beta chains.
CC   -!- TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Red blood cells.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the globin family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-
CC       ProRule:PRU00238}.
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DR   EMBL; X14226; CAA32442.1; -; mRNA.
DR   PIR; S04071; S04071.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; P11896; -.
DR   SMR; P11896; -.
DR   GO; GO:0005833; C:hemoglobin complex; IEA:InterPro.
DR   GO; GO:0020037; F:heme binding; IEA:InterPro.
DR   GO; GO:0005506; F:iron ion binding; IEA:InterPro.
DR   GO; GO:0019825; F:oxygen binding; IEA:InterPro.
DR   GO; GO:0005344; F:oxygen carrier activity; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   CDD; cd08927; Hb-alpha-like; 1.
DR   Gene3D; 1.10.490.10; -; 1.
DR   InterPro; IPR000971; Globin.
DR   InterPro; IPR009050; Globin-like_sf.
DR   InterPro; IPR012292; Globin/Proto.
DR   InterPro; IPR002338; Hemoglobin_a-typ.
DR   InterPro; IPR002339; Hemoglobin_pi.
DR   Pfam; PF00042; Globin; 1.
DR   PRINTS; PR00612; ALPHAHAEM.
DR   PRINTS; PR00815; PIHAEM.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF46458; SSF46458; 1.
DR   PROSITE; PS01033; GLOBIN; 1.
PE   2: Evidence at transcript level;
KW   Heme; Iron; Metal-binding; Oxygen transport; Transport.
FT   CHAIN           1..142
FT                   /note="Hemoglobin larval subunit alpha"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000052735"
FT   BINDING         59
FT                   /ligand="heme b"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:60344"
FT                   /ligand_part="Fe"
FT                   /ligand_part_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18248"
FT                   /note="distal binding residue"
FT   BINDING         88
FT                   /ligand="heme b"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:60344"
FT                   /ligand_part="Fe"
FT                   /ligand_part_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:18248"
FT                   /note="proximal binding residue"
SQ   SEQUENCE   142 AA;  15219 MW;  A5F1E38681449C7B CRC64;
     MVLSAEEKAL VVGLCGKISG HCDALGGEAL DRLFASFGQT RTYFSHFDLS PGSADVKRHG
     GKVLSAIGEA AKHIDSMDQA LSKLSDLHAY NLRVDPGNFQ LLSHCIQAVL AAHFPADFTP
     QCQAAWDKFL AAVSAVLTSK YR