Function
Seems to be a coreceptor in inhibin signaling, but seems not to be a high-affinity inhibin receptor. Antagonizes activin A signaling in the presence or absence of inhibin B. Necessary to mediate a specific antagonistic effect of inhibin B on activin-stimulated transcription.
Biological Context
Subcellular Location: Secreted
Tissue Specificity: Highly expressed in pancreas, testis and fetal liver. Moderately expressed in heart, prostate and small intestine. Expressed at very low levels in brain, thymus, ovary, colon, fetal lung and fetal kidney. Expressed in muscle. Isoform 3 is expressed in pituitary gland
Disease Association: Hypothyroidism, central, and testicular enlargement (CHTE) : A disorder characterized by insufficient thyroid gland stimulation by thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), resulting from hypothalamic and/or pituitary dysfunction. CHTE patients have delayed testosterone increase at puberty with normal testosterone levels in adulthood, normal testicular volume in childhood and enlarged testicles in adulthood. [The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry]
Product Specifications
Recombinant Human Immunoglobulin superfamily member 1 (IGSF1) Protein is a recombinant protein from Homo sapiens (Human), expressed in in vitro E.coli expression system, covering amino acids 1-1336aa, with N-terminal 10xHis-tagged tag, molecular weight 151.8kDa, purity Greater than 85% as determined by SDS-PAGE.. Suitable for ELISA and Western Blot applications.
