Gene Information
Gene NameCGA
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length116
Protein NamesGlycoprotein hormones alpha chain (Anterior pituitary glycoprotein hormones common subunit alpha) (Choriogonadotropin alpha chain) (Chorionic gonadotrophin subunit alpha) (CG-alpha) (Follicle-stimulating hormone alpha chain) (FSH-alpha) (Follitropin alpha chain) (Luteinizing hormone alpha chain) (LSH-alpha) (Lutropin alpha chain) (Thyroid-stimulating hormone alpha chain) (TSH-alpha) (Thyrotropin alpha chain)
Target Nameglycoprotein hormones alpha
Target TypeLiterature-reported target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000135346 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP01215
Gene CardCGA
Uniprot IDP01215
PfamPF00236
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.073039928)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CGA ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CGA ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GPA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CGA ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cga ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CGA ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cga ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GPA1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
Tissueplacenta, pituitary.gland
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1DZ7  (NMR  1E9J  (NMR  1FL7  (X-ray  3.00A  1HCN  (X-ray  2.60A  1HD4  (NMR  1HRP  (X-ray  3.00A  1QFW  (X-ray  3.50A  1XWD  (X-ray  2.92A  4AY9  (X-ray  2.50A  4MQW  (X-ray  2.90A  7FIG  (EM  3.90A  7FIH  (EM  3.20A  7FII  (EM  4.30A  7T9I  (EM  2.90A  7UTZ  (EM  2.40A  7XW5  (EM  2.96A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24692546, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2494176}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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