gonadotropin releasing hormone 2(GNRH2) Homo sapiens This gene encodes a secreted peptide hormone and member of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) family of proteins. The encoded protein regulates reproductive function by stimulating the production and release of the gonadotropins follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). The encoded protein may inhibit endometrial, ovarian, prostate, and breast cancer cell proliferation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2015],
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Function:
Alternative products:Experimental confirmation may be lacking for some isoforms,Function:Stimulates the secretion of gonadotropins; it stimulates the secretion of both luteinizing and follicle-stimulating hormones.,similarity:Belongs to the GnRH family.,tissue specificity:Midbrain; expressed at significantly higher levels outside the brain (up to 30-fold), particularly in the kidney, bone marrow and prostate.,
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Cellular Localization:
Secreted.
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Tissue Expression:
Midbrain; expressed at significantly higher levels outside the brain (up to 30-fold), particularly in the kidney, bone marrow and prostate.