myoglobin

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q192642
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myoglobin

Summary

myoglobin is a protein[1]. myoglobin ranks in the top 1% of protein entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,002 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • myoglobin's instance of is recorded as protein[3].
  • myoglobin is part of myoglobin[4].
  • myoglobin is part of globin-like superfamily[5].
  • myoglobin is part of globin/protoglobin[6].
  • myoglobin is part of pore-forming globin[7].
  • myoglobin is part of globin[8].
  • myoglobin's Commons category is recorded as Myoglobin[9].
  • myoglobin comprises Globin domain[10].
  • myoglobin's molecular function is recorded as oxygen binding[11].
  • myoglobin's molecular function is recorded as heme binding[12].
  • myoglobin's molecular function is recorded as metal ion binding[13].
  • myoglobin's molecular function is recorded as oxygen carrier activity[14].
  • myoglobin's cell component is recorded as extracellular exosome[15].
  • myoglobin's cell component is recorded as cytosol[16].
  • myoglobin's cell component is recorded as extracellular exosome[17].
  • myoglobin's biological process is recorded as response to hormone[18].
  • myoglobin's biological process is recorded as development of the heart[19].
  • myoglobin's biological process is recorded as slow-twitch skeletal muscle fiber contraction[20].
  • myoglobin's biological process is recorded as response to hypoxia[21].
  • myoglobin's biological process is recorded as enucleate erythrocyte differentiation[22].
  • myoglobin's biological process is recorded as response to hydrogen peroxide[23].
  • myoglobin's biological process is recorded as brown fat cell differentiation[24].
  • myoglobin's biological process is recorded as oxygen transport[25].
  • myoglobin's biological process is recorded as transport[26].
  • myoglobin's encoded by is recorded as MB[27].

Why It Matters

myoglobin ranks in the top 1% of protein entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,002 views/month).[2] myoglobin has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] myoglobin is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . In-depth proteomic analyses of exosomes isolated from expressed prostatic secretions in urine. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . In-depth proteomic analyses of exosomes isolated from expressed prostatic secretions in urine. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon Homo sapiens
    Instance of protein
    Molecular function oxygen binding, heme binding, metal ion binding +1
    Part of myoglobin, globin-like superfamily, globin/protoglobin +2
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007555754005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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