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follicle-stimulating hormone [FSH]-beta chain; follitropin beta chain (FSHB, Follistim)

Function: - stimulates development of follicle & spermatogenesis in the reproductive organs Structure: - heterodimer of a common alpha chain (glycoprotein hormone alpha) & a unique beta chain which confers biological specificity to thyrotropin, lutropin, follitropin & gonadotropin - belongs to the glycoprotein hormones subunit beta family Compartment: secreted Pathology: - defects in FSHB are a cause of isolated FSH deficiency Pharmacology: - available as Follistim Laboratory: - FSHB gene mutation

Related

follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in serum follitropin.beta Ag in tissue

Specific

Fsh Beta Parenteral urofollitropin (puregon, serono, organon, FSH-beta, Fertinex, Metrodin, Bravelle)

General

endocrine agent glycoprotein hormone-beta chain

Properties

MOTIF: cysteine residue {C21} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C69} N-glycosylation site {N25} cysteine residue {C35} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C84} cysteine residue {C38} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C122} N-glycosylation site {N42} cysteine residue {C46} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C100} cysteine residue {C50} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C102} cysteine residue {C69} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C21} cysteine residue {C84} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C35} cysteine residue {C100} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C46} cysteine residue {C102} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C50} cysteine residue {C105} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C112} cysteine residue {C112} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C105} cysteine residue {C122} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C38}

Database Correlations

OMIM correlations UniProt P01225 Pfam PF00007 Kegg hsa:2488

References

  1. UniProt :accession P01225
  2. GeneReviews https://www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/carddisp.pl?gene=FSHB
  3. SHMPD; The Singapore human mutation and polymorphism database http://shmpd.bii.a-star.edu.sg/gene.php?genestart=A&genename=FSHB
  4. Wikipedia; Follicle-stimulating hormone entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Follicle_stimulating_hormone

Component-of

follicle-stimulating hormone; follitropin (FSH)