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glycoprotein hormone common alpha subunit   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 3731

Synonyms: chorionic gonadotropin alpha chain | FSHα | GPHα | HCGα | LHα | TSHα
Compound class: Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Species: Human
Classification Click here for help
Compound class Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Ligand families/groups Glycoprotein hormones
Synonyms Click here for help
chorionic gonadotropin alpha chain | FSHα | GPHα | HCGα | LHα | TSHα
Gene/Precursor Click here for help
Gene symbol Gene name Species Precursor protein name Synonyms
CGA glycoprotein hormones, alpha polypeptide Human glycoprotein hormones alpha chain chorionic gonadotropin, alpha polypeptide, follicle-stimulating hormone alpha subunit, FSHA, glycoprotein hormones alpha chain, GPHa, GPHA1, HCG, LHA, luteinizing hormone alpha chain, lutropin alpha chain, thyroid-stimulating hormone alpha chain, TSHA
Database Links Click here for help
Specialist databases
GPCRdb Ligand glycoprotein hormone common alpha subunit
Other databases
CATH/Gene3D 2.10.90.10
Ensembl Gene ENSG00000135346 (Hs)
GtoPdb PubChem SID 135651927
Human Protein Atlas ENSG00000135346 (Hs)
UniProtKB P01215 (Hs)
Wikipedia Chorionic_gonadotropin_alpha