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Symbol GHRH contributors: mct - updated : 30-01-2008
HGNC name growth hormone releasing hormone
HGNC id 4265
Location 20q11.21      Physical location : 35.879.491 - 35.885.299
Synonym name
  • growth hormone releasing factor
  • sermorelin
  • somatocrinin
  • somatoliberin
  • Synonym symbol(s) GHRF, GRF, MGC119781
    DNA
    TYPE functioning gene
    STRUCTURE 5.00 kb     4 Exon(s)
    10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study
    MAPPING cloned Y linked   status confirmed
    Map pter - D20S27 - D20S58 - D20S54 - GHRH - D20S44 - D20S16 - qter
    Authors Perez-Jurado (94)
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    4 - 454 - 108 - Barabutis (2007)
    EXPRESSION
    Type restricted
    constitutive of
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Respiratorylung    
    cell lineage
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion
    at STAGE
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
    HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY
    CATEGORY signaling hormone
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
    basic FUNCTION
  • hypothalamic hormone that is essential for normal expansion of the somatotrope lineage during pituitary development
  • stimulates the synthesis and secretion of GH from pituitary somatotroph cells
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS