GPHA2
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: GPHA2
- Official Name: glycoprotein hormone subunit alpha 2
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 170589
- UniProt: Q96T91
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: N/A
- UniProt Summary: Functions as a heterodimeric glycoprotein hormone with GPHB5 able to bind and activate the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR), leading to increased cAMP production (PubMed:12045258). Plays a central role in controlling thyroid cell metabolism (PubMed:12045258). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12045258}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 7255
- Expression level (log2 read counts): -5.01