Glycoprotein Hormones, Alpha Polypeptide
Glycoprotein hormones, alpha polypeptide is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CGA gene.
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| Aliases | CGA, CG-ALPHA, FSHA, GPHA1, GPHa, HCG, LHA, TSHA, Chorionic gonadotropin alpha, glycoprotein hormones, alpha polypeptide, Alpha subunit of glycoprotein hormones, GPA1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| External IDs | OMIM: 118850 MGI: 88390 HomoloGene: 587 GeneCards: CGA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The gonadotropin hormones, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) are heterodimers consisting of alpha and beta subunits (also called chains) that are associated non-covalently. The alpha subunits of these four human glycoprotein hormones are identical; however, their beta chains are unique and confer biological specificity. The protein encoded by this gene is the alpha subunit and belongs to the glycoprotein hormones alpha chain family.
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