Full name: glycoprotein hormones, alpha subunit

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: PROVISIONAL

Also known as: CG-alpha; FSHA; GPHA1; GPHalpha; HCG; LHA; Tsha; aGSU; alpha-GSU; alphaGSU; alphaSU

Summary: Predicted to enable follicle-stimulating hormone activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including gonadotropin secretion; thyroid gland development; and thyroid hormone generation. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Predicted to be part of follicle-stimulating hormone complex. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. Is expressed in brain; future pituitary; and retina nuclear layer. Orthologous to human CGA (glycoprotein hormones, alpha polypeptide). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Expression: Low expression observed in reference dataset

Gene size: 13596bp

Exon count: 5