glycoprotein hormone alpha 2 (thyrostimulin alpha subunit, GPHA2, GPA2, ZSIG51)

Function

• stimulates the thyroid. binds & activates THSR, leads to increased cAMP production
• heterodimer with GPHB5
• glycosylated

Structure

• belongs to the glycoprotein hormones subunit alpha family

Compartment

secreted

Expression

found in a variety of tissues

More general terms

• protein subunit
• glycoprotein

Component of

• thyrostimulin

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:1705
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q96T91.html