Growth hormone 1

Growth hormone 1, also known as pituitary growth hormone or simply as growth hormone (GH) or somatotropin, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GH1 gene.[3]

GH1
Available structures
PDBHuman UniProt search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesGH1, GH, GH-N, GHN, IGHD1B, hGH-N, GHB5, Growth hormone 1, IGHD2, IGHD1A
External IDsOMIM: 139250 HomoloGene: 128036 GeneCards: GH1
Gene location (Human)
Chr.Chromosome 17 (human)[1]
Band17q23.3Start63,917,200 bp[1]
End63,918,839 bp[1]
RNA expression pattern




More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

2688

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Ensembl

ENSG00000259384

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UniProt

P01241

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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000515
NM_022559
NM_022560
NM_022561
NM_022562

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RefSeq (protein)

NP_000506
NP_072053
NP_072054

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Location (UCSC)Chr 17: 63.92 – 63.92 Mbn/a
PubMed search[2]n/a
Wikidata
View/Edit Human

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the somatotropin/prolactin family of hormones that play an important role in growth control. The gene, along with four other related genes, is located at the growth hormone locus on chromosome 17 where they are interspersed in the same transcriptional orientation, an arrangement thought to have evolved by a series of gene duplications. The five genes share a remarkably high degree of sequence identity. Alternative splicing generates additional isoforms of each of the five growth hormones, leading to further diversity and potential for specialization. This particular family member is expressed in the pituitary but not in placental tissue as is the case for the other four genes in the growth hormone locus. Mutations in or deletions of the gene lead to growth hormone deficiency and short stature.[4]


See also

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000259384 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Barsh GS, Seeburg PH, Gelinas RE (Aug 1983). "The human growth hormone gene family: structure and evolution of the chromosomal locus". Nucleic Acids Res. 11 (12): 3939–58. doi:10.1093/nar/11.12.3939. PMC 326017. PMID 6306568.
  4. "Entrez Gene: GH1 growth hormone 1".

Further reading


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