AHSP, Official Symbol AHSPprovided by HGNC Official Full Name alpha hemoglobin stabilizing proteinprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:18075 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000169877 MIM:605821; AllianceGenome:HGNC:18075 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as EDRF; ERAF Summary This gene encodes a molecular chaperone which binds specifically to free alpha-globin and is involved in hemoglobin assembly. The encoded protein binds to monomeric alpha-globin until it has been transferred to beta-globin to form a heterodimer, which in turn binds to another heterodimer to form the stable tetrameric hemoglobin. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015] Expression Restricted expression toward bone marrow (RPKM 331.1) See more Orthologs mouse all