Description
Product Characteristics:
Ihh is an intercellular signalling peptide essential for a variety of patterning events during development. It binds to the patched (PTC) receptor, which functions in association with smoothened (SMO), to activate the transcription of target genes. Ihh induces the expression of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHRP) and is implicated in endochondral ossification, possibly regulating the balance between growth and ossification of the developing bones.
Subcellular location: Secreted, Cell membrane, Extracellular matrix
Synonyms: HHG2, Indian Hedgehog, CENPB_HUMAN, Major centromere autoantigen B, Centromere protein B, CENP-B.
Target Information: This gene encodes a member of the hedgehog family of secreted signaling molecules. Hedgehog proteins are essential regulators of a variety of developmental processes including growth, patterning and morphogenesis. The encoded protein specifically plays a role in bone growth an differentiation. Mutations in this gene are the cause of brachydactyly type A1 which is characterized by shortening or malformation of the phalanges. Mutations in this gene are also the cause of acrocapitofemoral dysplasia. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2010]