Gene Information
Gene NameGPHB5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length130
Protein NamesGlycoprotein hormone beta-5 (Thyrostimulin subunit beta)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000179600 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ86YW7
Gene CardGPHB5
Uniprot IDQ86YW7
PfamPF00007
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.384692971)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GPHB5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GPB5 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GPHB5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GPHB5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gphb5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GPHB5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gphb5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GPHB5 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsTSHB, FSHB, CGB2, CGB1, CGB7, CGB5, CGB8, CGB3, LHB
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in brain and at low levels in pituitary. Also found in retina, testis and skin but not in pancreas, parotid, kidney, stomach, liver, colon, small intestine, thyroid, brain or adrenal gland. In pituitary, colocalizes with ACTH, suggesting that it is located in corticotrophs. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12089349, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16210345}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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