glb-1 encodes a globin; glb-1 transcription is uninduced by anoxia, but repressed by DAF-2 signalling in a DAF-16 dependent manner; glb-1 is expressed in distal germline, late embryonic cells that are probably hypodermal precursors, and young adults; glb-1 transcription is lower in L3 larvae than in adults, while in adults it is higher than that of most other globins; glb-1 has no obvious function in mass RNAi assays.
Predicted to enable several functions, including heme binding activity; oxygen binding activity; and oxygen carrier activity. Predicted to be involved in oxygen transport. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Expressed in VC neuron; germ line; head muscle; head neurons; and tail neurons.
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.