The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Hemoglobin beta across different species:

hemoglobin, beta (HBB), hemoglobin, gamma G (HBG2), hemoglobin, epsilon 1 (HBE1)

Other aliases include:

HBB, HBG2, HBD, HBE1, HBG1, HBBA, HBBB

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Hemoglobin beta:

hemoglobin, beta – G-gamma globin – beta-globin – beta-A globin – hemoglobin, delta – hemoglobin, epsilon 1 – epsilon globin – beta-H globin – hemoglobin, gamma A – beta globin – epsilon-globin – hemoglobin, gamma G – globin, beta – hemoglobin subunit beta

Hemoglobin beta fulfills a number of functions:

heme binding – hemoglobin binding – metal ion binding – oxygen binding – oxygen transporter activity

Hemoglobin beta is relevant to the following processes:

oxygen transport – transport

Locations for Hemoglobin beta:

hemoglobin complex

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology