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Epsilon-chain hemoglobin

Known as: Epsilon-Globin, Hemoglobin Epsilon Chain, Hemoglobin Subunit Epsilon 
Hemoglobin subunit epsilon (147 aa, ~16 kDa) is encoded by the human HBE1 gene. This protein plays a role in the transport of oxygen to tissues of… 
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Cellular MembraneErythrocytesHBE1 geneHemoglobin

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Genomic evidence for independent origins of β-like globin genes in monotremes and therian mammals
Phylogenetic reconstructions of the β-globin gene family in vertebrates have revealed that developmentally regulated systems of… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Molecular phylogeny of the New World monkeys (Platyrrhini, primates) based on two unlinked nuclear genes: IRBP intron 1 and epsilon-globin sequences.
Nuclear sequences of the 1.8 kilobase (kb) long intron 1 of the interstitial retinol-binding protein gene (IRBP), previously… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Effect of deletion of 5'HS3 or 5'HS2 of the human beta-globin locus control region on the developmental regulation of globin gene expression in beta-globin locus yeast artificial chromosome…
To analyze the function of the 5' DNase I hypersensitive sites (HSs) of the locus control region (LCR) on beta-like globin gene… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Molecular phylogeny of the New World monkeys (Platyrrhini, primates).
Phylogenetic relationships among the 16 extant genera of Ceboidea (the New World monkeys) were examined using aligned epsilon… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Evidence that the transcription factor USF is a component of the human beta-globin locus control region heteromeric protein complex.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Individual stage selector element mutations lead to reciprocal changes in beta- vs. epsilon-globin gene transcription: genetic confirmation of promoter competition during globin gene switching.
Biochemical and genetic analysis of the embryonic to adult beta-like globin gene switch in chickens has led to the hypothesis… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
High-level beta-globin expression after retroviral transfer of locus activation region-containing human beta-globin gene derivatives into murine erythroleukemia cells.
The locus activation region (LAR) of the human beta-globin-like gene cluster is characterized by a group of four DNase I… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Negative regulation of the human epsilon-globin gene by transcriptional interference: role of an Alu repetitive element
The human epsilon-globin gene has a number of alternative transcription initiation sites which correspond with regions of DNase I… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Identification of a transcriptional silencer in the 5'-flanking region of the human epsilon-globin gene.
We have studied the 5'-flanking sequences required for the transcriptional regulation of human epsilon-globin gene expression. A… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Mapping of DNase I-hypersensitive sites in the upstream DNA of human embryonic epsilon-globin gene in K562 leukemia cells.
We have mapped the DNase I-hypersensitive sites around the epsilon-globin and c-myc genes in two human leukemia cell lines K562… 
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