Gene Information
Gene NameGH2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length217
Protein NamesGrowth hormone variant (GH-V) (Growth hormone 2) (Placenta-specific growth hormone)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000136487 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP01242
Gene CardGH2
Uniprot IDP01242
PfamPF00103
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.36583407)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GH2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GH1 ( ortholog_one2many )
GuineaPig_ GHB1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Macaque_ GH2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gh ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Gh1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rabbit_ GHB1 ( ortholog_one2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsGH1, CSH2, CSH1, CSHL1, PRL
Tissueplacenta, pituitary.gland
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the placenta.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs5389 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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