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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02134
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 7617
Name Thyrotropin receptor
Synonyms
  1. TSH-R
  2. Thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor
Gene Name TSHR
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway
Specific Function Receptor for thyrothropin. Plays a central role in controlling thyroid cell metabolism. The activity of this receptor is mediated by G proteins which activate adenylate cyclase. Also acts as a receptor for thyrostimulin (GPA2+GPB5)
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
cell part
membrane part
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
Function
receptor activity
transmembrane receptor activity
protein-hormone receptor activity
molecular transducer activity
signal transducer activity
g-protein coupled receptor activity
Process
signaling
signaling pathway
cell surface receptor linked signaling pathway
g-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway
Cellular Location
  1. Cell membrane
  2. Multi-pass membrane protein
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 14q31
SNPs TSHR
Gene Sequence
>2295 bp
ATGAGGCCGGCGGACTTGCTGCAGCTGGTGCTGCTGCTCGACCTGCCCAGGGACCTGGGC
GGAATGGGGTGTTCGTCTCCACCCTGCGAGTGCCATCAGGAGGAGGACTTCAGAGTCACC
TGCAAGGATATTCAACGCATCCCCAGCTTACCGCCCAGTACGCAGACTCTGAAGCTTATT
GAGACTCACCTGAGAACTATTCCAAGTCATGCATTTTCTAATCTGCCCAATATTTCCAGA
ATCTACGTATCTATAGATGTGACTCTGCAGCAGCTGGAATCACACTCCTTCTACAATTTG
AGTAAAGTGACTCACATAGAAATTCGGAATACCAGGAACTTAACTTACATAGACCCTGAT
GCCCTCAAAGAGCTCCCCCTCCTAAAGTTCCTTGGCATTTTCAACACTGGACTTAAAATG
TTCCCTGACCTGACCAAAGTTTATTCCACTGATATATTCTTTATACTTGAAATTACAGAC
AACCCTTACATGACGTCAATCCCTGTGAATGCTTTTCAGGGACTATGCAATGAAACCTTG
ACACTGAAGCTGTACAACAATGGCTTTACTTCAGTCCAAGGATATGCTTTCAATGGGACA
AAGCTGGATGCTGTTTACCTAAACAAGAATAAATACCTGACAGTTATTGACAAAGATGCA
TTTGGAGGAGTATACAGTGGACCAAGCTTGCTGGACGTGTCTCAAACCAGTGTCACTGCC
CTTCCATCCAAAGGCCTGGAGCACCTGAAGGAACTGATAGCAAGAAACACCTGGACTCTT
AAGAAACTTCCACTTTCCTTGAGTTTCCTTCACCTCACACGGGCTGACCTTTCTTACCCA
AGCCACTGCTGTGCTTTTAAGAATCAGAAGAAAATCAGAGGAATCCTTGAGTCCTTGATG
TGTAATGAGAGCAGTATGCAGAGCTTGCGCCAGAGAAAATCTGTGAATGCCTTGAATAGC
CCCCTCCACCAGGAATATGAAGAGAATCTGGGTGACAGCATTGTTGGGTACAAGGAAAAG
TCCAAGTTCCAGGATACTCATAACAACGCTCATTATTACGTCTTCTTTGAAGAACAAGAG
GATGAGATCATTGGTTTTGGCCAGGAGCTCAAAAACCCCCAGGAAGAGACTCTACAAGCT
TTTGACAGCCATTATGACTACACCATATGTGGGGACAGTGAAGACATGGTGTGTACCCCC
AAGTCCGATGAGTTCAACCCGTGTGAAGACATAATGGGCTACAAGTTCCTGAGAATTGTG
GTGTGGTTCGTTAGTCTGCTGGCTCTCCTGGGCAATGTCTTTGTCCTGCTTATTCTCCTC
ACCAGCCACTACAAACTGAACGTCCCCCGCTTTCTCATGTGCAACCTGGCCTTTGCGGAT
TTCTGCATGGGGATGTACCTGCTCCTCATCGCCTCTGTAGACCTCTACACTCACTCTGAG
TACTACAACCATGCCATCGACTGGCAGACAGGCCCTGGGTGCAACACGGCTGGTTTCTTC
ACTGTCTTTGCAAGCGAGTTATCGGTGTATACGCTGACGGTCATCACCCTGGAGCGCTGG
TATGCCATCACCTTCGCCATGCGCCTGGACCGGAAGATCCGCCTCAGGCACGCATGTGCC
ATCATGGTTGGGGGCTGGGTTTGCTGCTTCCTTCTCGCCCTGCTTCCTTTGGTGGGAATA
AGTAGCTATGCCAAAGTCAGTATCTGCCTGCCCATGGACACCGAGACCCCTCTTGCTCTG
GCATATATTGTTTTTGTTCTGACGCTCAACATAGTTGCCTTCGTCATCGTCTGCTGCTGT
TATGTGAAGATCTACATCACAGTCCGAAATCCGCAGTACAACCCAGGGGACAAAGATACC
AAAATTGCCAAGAGGATGGCTGTGTTGATCTTCACCGACTTCATATGCATGGCCCCAATC
TCATTCTATGCTCTGTCAGCAATTCTGAACAAGCCTCTCATCACTGTTAGCAACTCCAAA
ATCTTGCTGGTACTCTTCTATCCACTTAACTCCTGTGCCAATCCATTCCTCTATGCTATT
TTCACCAAGGCCTTCCAGAGGGATGTGTTCATCCTACTCAGCAAGTTTGGCATCTGTAAA
CGCCAGGCTCAGGCATACCGGGGGCAGAGGGTTCCTCCAAAGAACAGCACTGATATTCAG
GTTCAAAAGGTTACCCACGAGATGAGGCAGGGTCTCCACAACATGGAAGATGTCTATGAA
CTGATTGAAAACTCCCATCTAACCCCAAAGAAGCAAGGCCAAATCTCAGAAGAGTATATG
CAAACGGTTTTGTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 764
Molecular Weight 86829.0
Theoretical pI 6.98
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • 1-20
Transmembrane Regions
  • 414-441
  • 451-473
  • 495-517
  • 538-560
  • 581-602
  • 626-649
  • 661-682
Protein Sequence
>Thyrotropin receptor
MRPADLLQLVLLLDLPRDLGGMGCSSPPCECHQEEDFRVTCKDIQRIPSLPPSTQTLKLI
ETHLRTIPSHAFSNLPNISRIYVSIDVTLQQLESHSFYNLSKVTHIEIRNTRNLTYIDPD
ALKELPLLKFLGIFNTGLKMFPDLTKVYSTDIFFILEITDNPYMTSIPVNAFQGLCNETL
TLKLYNNGFTSVQGYAFNGTKLDAVYLNKNKYLTVIDKDAFGGVYSGPSLLDVSQTSVTA
LPSKGLEHLKELIARNTWTLKKLPLSLSFLHLTRADLSYPSHCCAFKNQKKIRGILESLM
CNESSMQSLRQRKSVNALNSPLHQEYEENLGDSIVGYKEKSKFQDTHNNAHYYVFFEEQE
DEIIGFGQELKNPQEETLQAFDSHYDYTICGDSEDMVCTPKSDEFNPCEDIMGYKFLRIV
VWFVSLLALLGNVFVLLILLTSHYKLNVPRFLMCNLAFADFCMGMYLLLIASVDLYTHSE
YYNHAIDWQTGPGCNTAGFFTVFASELSVYTLTVITLERWYAITFAMRLDRKIRLRHACA
IMVGGWVCCFLLALLPLVGISSYAKVSICLPMDTETPLALAYIVFVLTLNIVAFVIVCCC
YVKIYITVRNPQYNPGDKDTKIAKRMAVLIFTDFICMAPISFYALSAILNKPLITVSNSK
ILLVLFYPLNSCANPFLYAIFTKAFQRDVFILLSKFGICKRQAQAYRGQRVPPKNSTDIQ
VQKVTHDMRQGLHNMEDVYELIENSHLTPKKQGQISEEYMQTVL
GenBank ID Protein 64085121
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P16473
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name TSHR_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID NM_000369.2
GeneCard ID TSHR
GenAtlas ID TSHR
HGNC ID HGNC:12373
References
General References
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