Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
58157
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Neuroglobin
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
NGB
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
-
Chromosome Chromosome number
14
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
14q24.3
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene encodes an oxygen-binding protein that is distantly related to members of the globin gene family. It is highly conserved among other vertebrates. It is expressed in the central and peripheral nervous system where it may be involved in increasing
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT756133 hsa-miR-320a Luciferase reporter assay, Western blotting, qRT-PCR 34584546
MIRT1184061 hsa-miR-1184 CLIP-seq
MIRT1184062 hsa-miR-1205 CLIP-seq
MIRT1184063 hsa-miR-1207-3p CLIP-seq
MIRT1184064 hsa-miR-1237 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005344 Function Oxygen carrier activity TAS 11029004
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 25416956, 32296183
GO:0005739 Component Mitochondrion IEA
GO:0005829 Component Cytosol TAS
GO:0006915 Process Apoptotic process IEA
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
605304 14077 ENSG00000165553
Protein
UniProt ID Q9NPG2
Protein name Neuroglobin (Nitrite reductase) (EC 1.7.-.-)
Protein function Monomeric globin with a bis-histidyl six-coordinate heme-iron atom through which it can bind dioxygen, carbon monoxide and nitric oxide (PubMed:11473128, PubMed:12962627, PubMed:24699645). Could help transport oxygen and increase its availabilit
PDB 1OJ6 , 4MPM , 7VQG , 8GRZ , 8WUB
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00042 Globin 5 114 Globin Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Predominantly expressed in brain, the strongest expression is seen in the frontal lobe, the subthalamic nucleus and the thalamus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11029004}.
Sequence
Sequence length 151
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    Intracellular oxygen transport