Hba-a3 - hemoglobin alpha, adult chain 3

Enables heme binding activity and organic acid binding activity. Contributes to oxygen binding activity. Predicted to be involved in hydrogen peroxide catabolic process; positive regulation of cell death; and response to hydrogen peroxide. Part of hemoglobin complex. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Heinz body anemia; alpha thalassemia; familial erythrocytosis 7; and hemoglobin H disease. Orthologous to human HBA2 (hemoglobin subunit alpha 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]