Entrez Summary: The four human glycoprotein hormones chorionic gonadotropin (CG), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) are dimers consisting of alpha and beta subunits that are associated noncovalently. The alpha subunits of these hormones are identical, however, their beta chains are unique and confer biological specificity. Thyroid stimulating hormone functions in the control of thyroid structure and metabolism. The protein encoded by this gene is the beta subunit of thyroid stimulating hormone. Mutations in this gene are associated with congenital central and secondary hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2013].
UniProt Summary: Indispensable for the control of thyroid structure and metabolism.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
Cys knot
GO Terms
response to vitamin A
peptide hormone processing
response to estrogen
response to vitamin
hormone activity
response to calcium ion
protein processing
hormone-mediated signaling pathway
hormone metabolic process
response to nutrient
protein maturation
response to metal ion
response to nutrient levels
peptide metabolic process
response to extracellular stimulus
regulation of hormone levels
response to inorganic substance
cellular response to hormone stimulus
cellular amide metabolic process
response to lipid
response to hormone
cell-cell signaling
cellular response to endogenous stimulus
proteolysis
G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway
response to endogenous stimulus
extracellular space
extracellular region
gene expression
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)