NameSonic hedgehog protein
Synonyms
  • HHG-1
  • SHH
Gene NameSHH
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013929|Sonic hedgehog protein
MLLLARCLLLVLVSSLLVCSGLACGPGRGFGKRRHPKKLTPLAYKQFIPNVAEKTLGASG
RYEGKISRNSERFKELTPNYNPDIIFKDEENTGADRLMTQRCKDKLNALAISVMNQWPGV
KLRVTEGWDEDGHHSEESLHYEGRAVDITTSDRDRSKYGMLARLAVEAGFDWVYYESKAH
IHCSVKAENSVAAKSGGCFPGSATVHLEQGGTKLVKDLSPGDRVLAADDQGRLLYSDFLT
FLDRDDGAKKVFYVIETREPRERLLLTAAHLLFVAPHNDSATGEPEASSGSGPPSGGALG
PRALFASRVRPGQRVYVVAERDGDRRLLPAAVHSVTLSEEAAGAYAPLTAQGTILINRVL
ASCYAVIEEHSWAHRAFAPFRLAHALLAALAPARTDRGGDSGGGDRGGGGGRVALTAPGA
ADAPGAGATAGIHWYSQLLYQIGTWLLDSEALHPLGMAVKSS
Number of residues462
Molecular Weight49606.685
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • morphogen activity
  • zinc ion binding
  • calcium ion binding
  • peptidase activity
  • patched binding
  • laminin-1 binding
  • glycosaminoglycan binding
Processes
  • hindgut morphogenesis
  • T cell differentiation in thymus
  • renal system development
  • negative regulation of cell differentiation
  • lung lobe morphogenesis
  • pattern specification process
  • hindbrain development
  • cell development
  • axon guidance
  • negative regulation of cholesterol efflux
  • intein-mediated protein splicing
  • thymus development
  • right lung development
  • thalamus development
  • lung-associated mesenchyme development
  • polarity specification of anterior/posterior axis
  • embryonic limb morphogenesis
  • regulation of cell proliferation
  • endocytosis
  • left lung development
  • negative regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process
  • smoothened signaling pathway involved in regulation of cerebellar granule cell precursor cell proliferation
  • myotube differentiation
  • mesenchymal cell proliferation involved in lung development
  • positive regulation of hh target transcription factor activity
  • positive regulation of kidney smooth muscle cell differentiation
  • cerebellar granule cell precursor proliferation
  • male genitalia development
  • lung epithelium development
  • salivary gland cavitation
  • somite development
  • negative regulation of T cell proliferation
  • midbrain development
  • positive regulation of mesenchymal cell proliferation involved in ureter development
  • stem cell development
  • embryonic skeletal system development
  • branching morphogenesis of an epithelial tube
  • lymphoid progenitor cell differentiation
  • positive regulation of immature T cell proliferation in thymus
  • striated muscle tissue development
  • positive regulation of oligodendrocyte differentiation
  • positive regulation of Wnt signaling pathway
  • prostate epithelial cord elongation
  • positive regulation of sclerotome development
  • positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
  • camera-type eye development
  • mesenchymal smoothened signaling pathway involved in prostate gland development
  • embryo development
  • telencephalon regionalization
  • odontogenesis of dentin-containing tooth
  • vasculogenesis
  • positive regulation of skeletal muscle cell proliferation
  • determination of left/right asymmetry in lateral mesoderm
  • protein localization to nucleus
  • central nervous system development
  • artery development
  • metanephric mesenchymal cell proliferation involved in metanephros development
  • positive regulation of smoothened signaling pathway
  • blood coagulation
  • thyroid gland development
  • inner ear development
  • branching involved in ureteric bud morphogenesis
  • positive regulation of T cell differentiation in thymus
  • positive regulation of striated muscle cell differentiation
  • lung development
  • spinal cord motor neuron differentiation
  • negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway
  • multicellular structure septum development
  • positive regulation of protein import into nucleus
  • trachea morphogenesis
  • negative regulation of cell migration
  • canonical Wnt signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of ureter smooth muscle cell differentiation
  • dorsal/ventral pattern formation
  • heart development
  • pancreas development
  • myoblast differentiation
  • negative regulation of alpha-beta T cell differentiation
  • establishment of cell polarity
  • ventral midline development
  • positive regulation of alpha-beta T cell differentiation
  • cell fate specification
  • primary prostatic bud elongation
  • negative regulation of apoptotic process
  • androgen metabolic process
  • positive regulation of skeletal muscle tissue development
  • negative regulation of kidney smooth muscle cell differentiation
  • oligodendrocyte development
  • neural crest cell migration
  • ectoderm development
  • regulation of mesenchymal cell proliferation involved in prostate gland development
  • positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • prostate gland development
  • branching involved in salivary gland morphogenesis
  • negative regulation of mesenchymal cell apoptotic process
  • heart looping
  • patterning of blood vessels
  • embryonic digit morphogenesis
  • regulation of nodal signaling pathway involved in determination of lateral mesoderm left/right asymmetry
  • bud outgrowth involved in lung branching
  • smoothened signaling pathway
  • osteoblast development
  • embryonic digestive tract morphogenesis
  • negative regulation of transcription elongation from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • metanephros development
  • apoptotic signaling pathway
  • embryonic foregut morphogenesis
  • regulation of odontogenesis
  • CD4-positive or CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell lineage commitment
  • positive regulation of cell proliferation
  • embryonic pattern specification
  • negative regulation of ureter smooth muscle cell differentiation
  • positive thymic T cell selection
  • negative thymic T cell selection
  • forebrain development
  • dorsal/ventral neural tube patterning
  • embryonic forelimb morphogenesis
  • regulation of prostatic bud formation
  • epithelial cell proliferation involved in salivary gland morphogenesis
  • neuroblast proliferation
  • palate development
  • embryonic hindlimb morphogenesis
  • epithelial-mesenchymal signaling involved in prostate gland development
  • positive regulation of epithelial cell proliferation involved in prostate gland development
  • regulation of protein localization to nucleus
  • cellular response to lithium ion
  • hair follicle morphogenesis
  • neuron fate commitment
  • Bergmann glial cell differentiation
  • cell-cell signaling
  • positive regulation of cell division
  • formation of anatomical boundary
  • positive regulation of neuroblast proliferation
  • regulation of proteolysis
  • negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • limb bud formation
  • organ formation
  • intermediate filament organization
Components
  • proteinaceous extracellular matrix
  • cytosol
  • endoplasmic reticulum lumen
  • extracellular region
  • nucleus
  • plasma membrane
  • extracellular space
  • membrane raft
  • cell surface
General FunctionZinc ion binding
Specific FunctionIntercellular signal essential for a variety of patterning events during development: signal produced by the notochord that induces ventral cell fate in the neural tube and somites, and the polarizing signal for patterning of the anterior-posterior axis of the developing limb bud. Displays both floor plate- and motor neuron-inducing activity. The threshold concentration of N-product required for motor neuron induction is 5-fold lower than that required for floor plate induction. Activates the transcription of target genes by interacting with its receptor PTCH1 to prevent normal inhibition by PTCH1 on the constitutive signaling activity of SMO (By similarity).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ15465
UniProtKB Entry NameSHH_HUMAN
Cellular LocationSecreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013930|Sonic hedgehog protein (SHH)
ATGCTGCTGCTGGCGAGATGTCTGCTGCTAGTCCTCGTCTCCTCGCTGCTGGTATGCTCG
GGACTGGCGTGCGGACCGGGCAGGGGGTTCGGGAAGAGGAGGCACCCCAAAAAGCTGACC
CCTTTAGCCTACAAGCAGTTTATCCCCAATGTGGCCGAGAAGACCCTAGGCGCCAGCGGA
AGGTATGAAGGGAAGATCTCCAGAAACTCCGAGCGATTTAAGGAACTCACCCCCAATTAC
AACCCCGACATCATATTTAAGGATGAAGAAAACACCGGAGCGGACAGGCTGATGACTCAG
AGGTGTAAGGACAAGTTGAACGCTTTGGCCATCTCGGTGATGAACCAGTGGCCAGGAGTG
AAACTGCGGGTGACCGAGGGCTGGGACGAAGATGGCCACCACTCAGAGGAGTCTCTGCAC
TACGAGGGCCGCGCAGTGGACATCACCACGTCTGACCGCGACCGCAGCAAGTACGGCATG
CTGGCCCGCCTGGCGGTGGAGGCCGGCTTCGACTGGGTGTACTACGAGTCCAAGGCACAT
ATCCACTGCTCGGTGAAAGCAGAGAACTCGGTGGCGGCCAAATCGGGAGGCTGCTTCCCG
GGCTCGGCCACGGTGCACCTGGAGCAGGGCGGCACCAAGCTGGTGAAGGACCTGAGCCCC
GGGGACCGCGTGCTGGCGGCGGACGACCAGGGCCGGCTGCTCTACAGCGACTTCCTCACT
TTCCTGGACCGCGACGACGGCGCCAAGAAGGTCTTCTACGTGATCGAGACGCGGGAGCCG
CGCGAGCGCCTGCTGCTCACCGCCGCGCACCTGCTCTTTGTGGCGCCGCACAACGACTCG
GCCACCGGGGAGCCCGAGGCGTCCTCGGGCTCGGGGCCGCCTTCCGGGGGCGCACTGGGG
CCTCGGGCGCTGTTCGCCAGCCGCGTGCGCCCGGGCCAGCGCGTGTACGTGGTGGCCGAG
CGTGACGGGGACCGCCGGCTCCTGCCCGCCGCTGTGCACAGCGTGACCCTAAGCGAGGAG
GCCGCGGGCGCCTACGCGCCGCTCACGGCCCAGGGCACCATTCTCATCAACCGGGTGCTG
GCCTCGTGCTACGCGGTCATCGAGGAGCACAGCTGGGCGCACCGGGCCTTCGCGCCCTTC
CGCCTGGCGCACGCGCTCCTGGCTGCACTGGCGCCCGCGCGCACGGACCGCGGCGGGGAC
AGCGGCGGCGGGGACCGCGGGGGCGGCGGCGGCAGAGTAGCCCTAACCGCTCCAGGTGCT
GCCGACGCTCCGGGTGCGGGGGCCACCGCGGGCATCCACTGGTACTCGCAGCTGCTCTAC
CAAATAGGCACCTGGCTCCTGGACAGCGAGGCCCTGCACCCGCTGGGCATGGCGGTCAAG
TCCAGCTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:10848
Chromosome Location7
LocusNot Available
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