Entrez gene ID | | 2691 |
Official gene symbol | | GHRH |
Full name | | growth hormone releasing hormone |
Aliases | | ,GHRF,GRF,MGC119781, |
Gene summary | | The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the glucagon family and is a preproprotein that is produced in the hypothalamus. The preproprotein is cleaved to form a 44 aa factor, also called somatocrinin, that acts to stimulate growth hormone release from the pituitary. Variant receptors for somatocrinin have been found in several types of tumors, and antagonists of these receptors can inhibit the growth of the tumors. Defects in this gene are a cause of dwarfism, while hypersecretion of the encoded protein is a cause of gigantism. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 20 Locus: 20q11.2 |
Gene position | | 35885299 - 35879489 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 5811 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 139190 |
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