Gene Information
Gene NameINHA
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length366
Protein NamesInhibin alpha chain
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000123999 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP05111
Gene CardINHA
Uniprot IDP05111
PfamPF00019
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.328967412)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ INHA ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ INHA ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ INHA ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ INHA ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Inha ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ INHA ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Inha ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ INHA ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsBMP3, MSTN, INHBC, GDF15, BMP6, INHBA, GDF6, TGFB3, BMP2, BMP10, TGFB1, GDF9, GDF11, BMP5, BMP7, INHBB, GDF5, GDF1, GDF2, BMP4, LEFTY1, LEFTY2, GDF3, INHBE, GDF7, GDF10, BMP15, TGFB2, BMP8A, BMP8B, NODAL
Tissuetestis, adrenal.gland, ovary
Tissue SpecificityOriginally found in ovary (granulosa cells) and testis (Sertoli cells), but widely distributed in many tissues including brain and placenta. In adrenal cortex expression is limited to the zona reticularis and the innermost zona fasciculata in the normal gland, extending centripetally into the zona fasciculata in hyperplasia. Also found in adrenocortical tumors. Also expressed in prostate epithelium of benign prostatic hyperplasia, in regions of basal cell hyperplasia and in nonmalignant regions of high grade prostate cancer. Only circulating inhibin B is found in male, whereas circulating inhibins A and B are found in female. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9506758}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs12720061  rs12720062 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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