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Symbol GH2 contributors: - updated : 03-01-2006
HGNC name growth hormone 2
HGNC id 4262
EXPRESSION
Type restricted
constitutive of
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Reproductivefemale systemplacenta  specific
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
physiological period pregnancy
Text placenta
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
mono polymer monomer , dimer , trimer , tetramer , pentamer
HOMOLOGY
Homologene
FAMILY somatotropin/prolactin family
CATEGORY signaling hormone
SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
    intracellular
intracellular,cytoplasm
intracellular,nucleus
basic FUNCTION
  • playing an important role in growth control
  • stimulating both the differentiation and proliferation of myoblasts, amino acid uptake and protein synthesis in muscle and other tissues
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS development
    text growth
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling hormonal
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s)
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS