Chorionic gonadotropin alpha

Glycoprotein hormones alpha chain is a is_associated_with::protein that in humans is encoded by the CGA is_associated_with::gene.

The hormones is_associated_with::human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), is_associated_with::luteinizing hormone (LH), is_associated_with::follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and is_associated_with::thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) are dimers consisting of alpha and beta subunits that are associated noncovalently. The alpha subunits of these four human is_associated_with::glycoprotein hormones are nearly identical, however, their beta chains are unique and confer biological specificity. The protein encoded by this gene is the alpha subunit and belongs to the glycoprotein hormones alpha chain family.