GH receptor: Receptor for pituitary gland growth hormone involved in regulating postnatal body growth. On ligand binding, couples to the JAK2/STAT5 pathway. Defects in GHR are a cause of Laron syndrome (LARS). A severe form of growth hormone insensitivity characterized by growth impairment, short stature, dysfunctional growth hormone receptor, and failure to generate insulin-like growth factor I in response to growth hormone. Defects in GHR may be a cause of idiopathic short stature autosomal (ISSA). Short stature is defined by a subnormal rate of growth. Belongs to the type I cytokine receptor family. Type 1 subfamily. 4 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.
Protein type: Receptor, cytokine; Membrane protein, integral
Cellular Component: extracellular space; extrinsic to membrane; cell surface; mitochondrion; cell soma; membrane; integral to plasma membrane; cytoplasm; integral to membrane; plasma membrane; extracellular region; nucleus; receptor complex
Molecular Function: growth hormone receptor activity; hematopoietin/interferon-class (D200-domain) cytokine receptor activity; protein binding; protein homodimerization activity; peptide hormone binding; growth factor binding; SH2 domain binding; protein phosphatase binding; protein kinase binding
Biological Process: activation of JAK protein; succinate metabolic process; oxaloacetate metabolic process; hormone-mediated signaling; activation of MAPK activity; positive regulation of JAK-STAT cascade; positive regulation of multicellular organism growth; tyrosine phosphorylation of JAK2 protein; fatty acid metabolic process; response to estradiol stimulus; 2-oxoglutarate metabolic process; allantoin metabolic process; creatinine metabolic process; isoleucine metabolic process; cytokine and chemokine mediated signaling pathway; valine metabolic process; citrate metabolic process; regulation of multicellular organism growth; endocytosis; JAK-STAT cascade; creatine metabolic process; multicellular organismal metabolic process; cellular response to hormone stimulus; positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation; insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway; taurine metabolic process
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