Basics
Located in Chromosome 16
Makes alpha-globin
Alpha-globin makes
hemoglobin
Hemoglobin carries oxygen
Hemoglobin Subunit Alpha 1
1 CAUAAACCCU GGCGCGCUCG CGGCCCGGCA CUCUUCUGGU CCCCACAGAC UCAGAGAGAA CCCACCAUGG UGCUGUCUCC 80
{M V L S P
81 UGCCGACAAG ACCAACGUCA AGGCCGCCUG GGGUAAGGUC GGCGCGCACG CUGGCGAGUA UGGUGCGGAG GCCCUGGAGA 160
A D K T N V K A A W G K V G A H A G E Y G A E A L E
161 GGUGAGGCUC CCUCCCCUGC UCCGACCCGG GCUCCUCGCC CGCCCGGACC CACAGGCCAC CCUCAACCGU CCUGGCCCCG 240
R}
241 GACCCAAACC CCACCCCUCA CUCUGCUUCU CCCCGCAGGA UGUUCCUGUC CUUCCCCACC ACCAAGACCU ACUUCCCGCA 320
{ M F L S F P T T K T Y F P H
321 CUUCGACCUG AGCCACGGCU CUGCCCAGGU UAAGGGCCAC GGCAAGAAGG UGGCCGACGC GCUGACCAAC GCCGUGGCGC 400
F D L S H G S A Q V K G H G K K V A D A L T N A V A
401 ACGUGGACGA CAUGCCCAAC GCGCUGUCCG CCCUGAGCGA CCUGCACGCG CACAAGCUUC GGGUGGACCC GGUCAACUUC 480
H V D D M P N A L S A L S D L H A H K L R V D P V N F
481 AAGGUGAGCG GCGGGCCGGG AGCGAUCUGG GUCGAGGGGC GAGAUGGCGC CUUCCUCGCA GGGCAGAGGA UCACGCGGGU 560
K}
561 UGCGGGAGGU GUAGCGCAGG CGGCGGCUGC GGGCCUGGGC CCUCGGCCCC ACUGACCCUC UUCUCUGCAC AGCUCCUAAG 640
{L L S
641 CCACUGCCUG CUGGUGACCC UGGCCGCCCA CCUCCCCGCC GAGUUCACCC CUGCGGUGCA CGCCUCCCUG GACAAGUUCC 720
H C L L V T L A A H L P A E F T P A V H A S L D K F
721 UGGCUUCUGU GAGCACCGUG CUGACCUCCA AAUACCGUUA AGCUGGAGCC UCGGUGGCCA UGCUUCUUGC CCCUUGGGCC 800
L A S V S T V L T S K Y R}
801 UCCCCCCAGC CCCUCCUCCC CUUCCUGCAC CCGUACCCCC GUGGUCUUUG AAUAAAGUCU GAGUGGGCGG CA 872
HBA1 Sequence