Growth hormone forms dimers and oligomers

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R-HSA-982765
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Reaction [binding]
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Homo sapiens
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extracellular region
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Growth hormone forms dimers and oligomers
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Human growth hormone (GH) is a heterogeneous protein hormone consisting of several isoforms. The peptide is encoded by 2 genes, GH1 and GH2, both give rise to multiple variant forms. Post-translational modification including oligomerization increases the variation (Baumann 2009). Approximately 14% of circulating human Growth Hormone (GH) is in dimer or oligomer form, this number varying from 0 to 100% (Kublickas et al. 2006). The biological activity of these oligomeric forms is variably diminished when compared to the monomer (Baumann 2009).
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Authored
Jupe, S  (2010-10-14)
Reviewed
Herington, AC  (2011-06-13)
Waters, MJ  (2011-06-23)
Created
Jupe, S  (2010-10-28)
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