Thyrotropin receptor

NameThyrotropin receptor
Synonyms
  • LGR3
  • Thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor
  • TSH-R
Gene NameTSHR
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000978|Thyrotropin receptor
MRPADLLQLVLLLDLPRDLGGMGCSSPPCECHQEEDFRVTCKDIQRIPSLPPSTQTLKLI
ETHLRTIPSHAFSNLPNISRIYVSIDVTLQQLESHSFYNLSKVTHIEIRNTRNLTYIDPD
ALKELPLLKFLGIFNTGLKMFPDLTKVYSTDIFFILEITDNPYMTSIPVNAFQGLCNETL
TLKLYNNGFTSVQGYAFNGTKLDAVYLNKNKYLTVIDKDAFGGVYSGPSLLDVSQTSVTA
LPSKGLEHLKELIARNTWTLKKLPLSLSFLHLTRADLSYPSHCCAFKNQKKIRGILESLM
CNESSMQSLRQRKSVNALNSPLHQEYEENLGDSIVGYKEKSKFQDTHNNAHYYVFFEEQE
DEIIGFGQELKNPQEETLQAFDSHYDYTICGDSEDMVCTPKSDEFNPCEDIMGYKFLRIV
VWFVSLLALLGNVFVLLILLTSHYKLNVPRFLMCNLAFADFCMGMYLLLIASVDLYTHSE
YYNHAIDWQTGPGCNTAGFFTVFASELSVYTLTVITLERWYAITFAMRLDRKIRLRHACA
IMVGGWVCCFLLALLPLVGISSYAKVSICLPMDTETPLALAYIVFVLTLNIVAFVIVCCC
YVKIYITVRNPQYNPGDKDTKIAKRMAVLIFTDFICMAPISFYALSAILNKPLITVSNSK
ILLVLFYPLNSCANPFLYAIFTKAFQRDVFILLSKFGICKRQAQAYRGQRVPPKNSTDIQ
VQKVTHDMRQGLHNMEDVYELIENSHLTPKKQGQISEEYMQTVL
Number of residues764
Molecular Weight86828.965
Theoretical pI6.98
GO Classification
Functions
  • G-protein coupled peptide receptor activity
  • thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor activity
Processes
  • thyroid-stimulating hormone signaling pathway
  • cell-cell signaling
  • activation of adenylate cyclase activity
  • G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of cell proliferation
  • G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway, coupled to cyclic nucleotide second messenger
  • adenylate cyclase-activating G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway
  • hormone-mediated signaling pathway
Components
  • plasma membrane
  • receptor complex
  • integral component of plasma membrane
General FunctionThyroid-stimulating hormone receptor activity
Specific FunctionReceptor 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).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions414-441 451-473 495-517 538-560 581-602 626-649 661-682
GenBank Protein ID903760
UniProtKB IDP16473
UniProtKB Entry NameTSHR_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010345|Thyrotropin receptor (TSHR)
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
GenBank Gene IDM73747
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDTSHR
HGNC IDHGNC:12373
Chromosome Location14
Locus14q31
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