Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 170589
Gene name Glycoprotein hormone subunit alpha 2
Gene symbol GPHA2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
A2GPA2ZSIG51
Chromosome 11
Chromosome location 11q13.1
Summary GPHA2 is a cystine knot-forming polypeptide and a subunit of the dimeric glycoprotein hormone family (Hsu et al., 2002 [PubMed 12089349]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT649023 hsa-miR-125a-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT649022 hsa-miR-764 HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT649021 hsa-miR-3934-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT649019 hsa-miR-6887-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT649020 hsa-miR-6795-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005179 Function Hormone activity IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 12045258
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region IDA 12089349
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region IEA
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region TAS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
609651 18054 ENSG00000149735
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q96T91
Protein name Glycoprotein hormone alpha-2 (Putative secreted protein Zsig51) (Thyrostimulin subunit alpha)
Protein function Functions as a heterodimeric glycoprotein hormone with GPHB5 able to bind and activate the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR), leading to increased cAMP production (PubMed:12045258). Plays a central role in controlling thyroid cell meta
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF03045 DAN 16 124 DAN domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Found in a variety of tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12089349}.
Sequence
Sequence length 129
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  cAMP signaling pathway
Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction
  Hormone ligand-binding receptors
G alpha (s) signalling events
ADORA2B mediated anti-inflammatory cytokines production