Gene Symbol | GPHA2 |
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Entrez Gene | 170589 |
Alt Symbol | A2, GPA2, ZSIG51 |
Species | Human |
Gene Type | protein-coding |
Description | glycoprotein hormone alpha 2 |
Other Description | cysteine knot protein|glycoprotein alpha 2|glycoprotein hormone alpha-2|putative secreted protein Zsig51|thyrostimulin subunit alpha |
Swissprots | Q52LE2 Q96T91 |
Accessions | CAJ32901 CAM33585 EAW74326 EAW74327 Q96T91 AF260739 AAK51638 BC093960 AAH93960 BC093962 AAH93962 BC101523 AAI01524 XM_011544774 XP_011543076 XM_011544775 XP_011543077 XM_011544776 XP_011543078 NM_130769 NP_570125 |
Function | Stimulates the thyroid. Binds and activates THSR, leads to increased cAMP production. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12045258}. |
Subcellular Location | Secreted. |
Tissue Specificity | Found in a variety of tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12089349}. |