Gene Information
Gene NameFSHB
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length129
Protein NamesFollitropin subunit beta (Follicle-stimulating hormone beta subunit) (FSH-B) (FSH-beta) (Follitropin beta chain)
Target Namefollicle stimulating hormone
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000131808 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP01225
Gene CardFSHB
Uniprot IDP01225
PfamPF00007
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.094645478)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ FSHB ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ FSHB ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ FSHB ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ FSHB ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Fshb ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ FSHB ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Fshb ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ FSHB ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsGPHB5, TSHB, CGB2, CGB1, CGB7, CGB5, CGB8, CGB3, LHB
Tissuepituitary.gland
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.010990(Rat);0.200000(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1FL7  (X-ray  3.00A  1XWD  (X-ray  2.92A  4AY9  (X-ray  2.50A  4MQW  (X-ray  2.90A 
DBSNP rs6170  rs5030776 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2494176}. Note=Efficient secretion requires dimerization with CGA. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2494176}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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