inhibin beta B chain; activin beta-B chain (INHBB)

Function

• beta subunit of inhibin B
• activin B is a homodimer of inhibin beta-B
• activin AB is a dimer of inhibin beta-A & inhibin beta-B

Structure

belongs to the TGF-beta family

Compartment

secreted

Genetics

• A & B type beta-inhibin encoded by separate genes

More general terms

• beta-inhibin or activin beta chain

Component of

• inhibin-B
• activin B
• activin AB

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=3625
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:3625
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/147390
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P09529.html