glycoprotein hormone alpha chain

Function

• common subunit of LH, FSH, TSH, & chorionic gonadotropin

Structure

• belongs to the glycoprotein hormones subunit alpha family

Compartment

secreted

More general terms

• protein subunit
• glycoprotein

Component of

• luteinizing hormone; lutropin (LH)
• follicle-stimulating hormone; follitropin (FSH)
• thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) or thyrotropin
• chorionic gonadotropin; choriogonadotropin (APL, hCG)

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:1081
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/118850
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P01215.html