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Facts about Choriogonadotropin subunit beta 3.
The beta subunits are distinct in each of the hormones and confer receptor and biological specificity. Has an essential role in pregnancy and maternal adaptation.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CGB3 |
| Uniprot: | P0DN86 |
| Entrez: | 1082 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| glycoprotein hormones subunit beta family |

CGB; CGB3; CGB3choriogonadotropin subunit beta; CGB5; CGB7; CGB8; CG-Beta; Choriogonadotropin Subunit Beta; Chorionic gonadotrophin chain beta; chorionic gonadotropin beta 3 subunit; Chorionic Gonadotropin beta Chain; chorionic gonadotropin beta subunit; chorionic gonadotropin, beta polypeptide; hCGB
Mass (kDA):
17.739 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 19q13.33 |
| Sequence: | 19; NC_000019.10 (49022869..49024375, complement) |
High expression in the placenta throughout pregnancy.
Secreted.




PMID: 6774259 by Fiddes J.C., et al. The cDNA for the beta-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin suggests evolution of a gene by readthrough into the 3'-untranslated region.
PMID: 6690982 by Talmadge K., et al. Evolution of the genes for the beta subunits of human chorionic gonadotropin and luteinizing hormone.