NameSonic hedgehog protein
Synonyms
  • HHG-1
  • SHH
Gene NameSHH
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013929|Sonic hedgehog protein
MLLLARCLLLVLVSSLLVCSGLACGPGRGFGKRRHPKKLTPLAYKQFIPNVAEKTLGASG
RYEGKISRNSERFKELTPNYNPDIIFKDEENTGADRLMTQRCKDKLNALAISVMNQWPGV
KLRVTEGWDEDGHHSEESLHYEGRAVDITTSDRDRSKYGMLARLAVEAGFDWVYYESKAH
IHCSVKAENSVAAKSGGCFPGSATVHLEQGGTKLVKDLSPGDRVLAADDQGRLLYSDFLT
FLDRDDGAKKVFYVIETREPRERLLLTAAHLLFVAPHNDSATGEPEASSGSGPPSGGALG
PRALFASRVRPGQRVYVVAERDGDRRLLPAAVHSVTLSEEAAGAYAPLTAQGTILINRVL
ASCYAVIEEHSWAHRAFAPFRLAHALLAALAPARTDRGGDSGGGDRGGGGGRVALTAPGA
ADAPGAGATAGIHWYSQLLYQIGTWLLDSEALHPLGMAVKSS
Number of residues462
Molecular Weight49606.685
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • patched binding
  • zinc ion binding
  • laminin-1 binding
  • calcium ion binding
  • peptidase activity
  • glycosaminoglycan binding
  • morphogen activity
Processes
  • branching morphogenesis of an epithelial tube
  • neuron fate commitment
  • cell fate specification
  • positive regulation of oligodendrocyte differentiation
  • epithelial-mesenchymal signaling involved in prostate gland development
  • positive regulation of skeletal muscle tissue development
  • regulation of protein localization to nucleus
  • oligodendrocyte development
  • embryonic skeletal system development
  • camera-type eye development
  • organ formation
  • ectoderm development
  • odontogenesis of dentin-containing tooth
  • formation of anatomical boundary
  • branching involved in salivary gland morphogenesis
  • regulation of proteolysis
  • heart looping
  • positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
  • protein localization to nucleus
  • central nervous system development
  • pattern specification process
  • embryonic digit morphogenesis
  • blood coagulation
  • bud outgrowth involved in lung branching
  • inner ear development
  • hindgut morphogenesis
  • embryonic digestive tract morphogenesis
  • renal system development
  • metanephros development
  • lung development
  • spinal cord motor neuron differentiation
  • polarity specification of anterior/posterior axis
  • embryonic foregut morphogenesis
  • CD4-positive or CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell lineage commitment
  • negative regulation of cell migration
  • intein-mediated protein splicing
  • embryonic pattern specification
  • right lung development
  • positive thymic T cell selection
  • heart development
  • pancreas development
  • positive regulation of hh target transcription factor activity
  • embryonic forelimb morphogenesis
  • positive regulation of alpha-beta T cell differentiation
  • left lung development
  • epithelial cell proliferation involved in salivary gland morphogenesis
  • smoothened signaling pathway involved in regulation of cerebellar granule cell precursor cell proliferation
  • palate development
  • Bergmann glial cell differentiation
  • negative regulation of apoptotic process
  • androgen metabolic process
  • positive regulation of kidney smooth muscle cell differentiation
  • positive regulation of epithelial cell proliferation involved in prostate gland development
  • neural crest cell migration
  • lung epithelium development
  • hair follicle morphogenesis
  • somite development
  • striated muscle tissue development
  • intermediate filament organization
  • positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • prostate gland development
  • positive regulation of mesenchymal cell proliferation involved in ureter development
  • positive regulation of neuroblast proliferation
  • patterning of blood vessels
  • lymphoid progenitor cell differentiation
  • limb bud formation
  • telencephalon regionalization
  • hindbrain development
  • smoothened signaling pathway
  • osteoblast development
  • positive regulation of sclerotome development
  • T cell differentiation in thymus
  • apoptotic signaling pathway
  • mesenchymal smoothened signaling pathway involved in prostate gland development
  • lung lobe morphogenesis
  • lung-associated mesenchyme development
  • thyroid gland development
  • cell development
  • positive regulation of cell proliferation
  • positive regulation of skeletal muscle cell proliferation
  • thymus development
  • negative thymic T cell selection
  • metanephric mesenchymal cell proliferation involved in metanephros development
  • mesenchymal cell proliferation involved in lung development
  • trachea morphogenesis
  • embryonic limb morphogenesis
  • positive regulation of T cell differentiation in thymus
  • negative regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process
  • forebrain development
  • multicellular structure septum development
  • negative regulation of alpha-beta T cell differentiation
  • midbrain development
  • ventral midline development
  • cerebellar granule cell precursor proliferation
  • cellular response to lithium ion
  • positive regulation of ureter smooth muscle cell differentiation
  • salivary gland cavitation
  • cell-cell signaling
  • embryonic hindlimb morphogenesis
  • negative regulation of kidney smooth muscle cell differentiation
  • positive regulation of Wnt signaling pathway
  • stem cell development
  • negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • primary prostatic bud elongation
  • positive regulation of immature T cell proliferation in thymus
  • positive regulation of cell division
  • negative regulation of mesenchymal cell apoptotic process
  • prostate epithelial cord elongation
  • negative regulation of cell differentiation
  • regulation of mesenchymal cell proliferation involved in prostate gland development
  • embryo development
  • negative regulation of transcription elongation from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • vasculogenesis
  • determination of left/right asymmetry in lateral mesoderm
  • thalamus development
  • artery development
  • regulation of nodal signaling pathway involved in determination of lateral mesoderm left/right asymmetry
  • positive regulation of smoothened signaling pathway
  • axon guidance
  • negative regulation of cholesterol efflux
  • endocytosis
  • negative regulation of ureter smooth muscle cell differentiation
  • branching involved in ureteric bud morphogenesis
  • positive regulation of striated muscle cell differentiation
  • myotube differentiation
  • negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway
  • regulation of odontogenesis
  • positive regulation of protein import into nucleus
  • regulation of cell proliferation
  • male genitalia development
  • neuroblast proliferation
  • canonical Wnt signaling pathway
  • dorsal/ventral pattern formation
  • negative regulation of T cell proliferation
  • dorsal/ventral neural tube patterning
  • myoblast differentiation
  • regulation of prostatic bud formation
  • establishment of cell polarity
Components
  • extracellular region
  • nucleus
  • plasma membrane
  • extracellular space
  • membrane raft
  • cell surface
  • cytosol
  • proteinaceous extracellular matrix
  • endoplasmic reticulum lumen
General FunctionZinc ion binding
Specific FunctionIntercellular signal essential for a variety of patterning events during development: signal produced by the notochord that induces ventral cell fate in the neural tube and somites, and the polarizing signal for patterning of the anterior-posterior axis of the developing limb bud. Displays both floor plate- and motor neuron-inducing activity. The threshold concentration of N-product required for motor neuron induction is 5-fold lower than that required for floor plate induction. Activates the transcription of target genes by interacting with its receptor PTCH1 to prevent normal inhibition by PTCH1 on the constitutive signaling activity of SMO (By similarity).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ15465
UniProtKB Entry NameSHH_HUMAN
Cellular LocationSecreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013930|Sonic hedgehog protein (SHH)
ATGCTGCTGCTGGCGAGATGTCTGCTGCTAGTCCTCGTCTCCTCGCTGCTGGTATGCTCG
GGACTGGCGTGCGGACCGGGCAGGGGGTTCGGGAAGAGGAGGCACCCCAAAAAGCTGACC
CCTTTAGCCTACAAGCAGTTTATCCCCAATGTGGCCGAGAAGACCCTAGGCGCCAGCGGA
AGGTATGAAGGGAAGATCTCCAGAAACTCCGAGCGATTTAAGGAACTCACCCCCAATTAC
AACCCCGACATCATATTTAAGGATGAAGAAAACACCGGAGCGGACAGGCTGATGACTCAG
AGGTGTAAGGACAAGTTGAACGCTTTGGCCATCTCGGTGATGAACCAGTGGCCAGGAGTG
AAACTGCGGGTGACCGAGGGCTGGGACGAAGATGGCCACCACTCAGAGGAGTCTCTGCAC
TACGAGGGCCGCGCAGTGGACATCACCACGTCTGACCGCGACCGCAGCAAGTACGGCATG
CTGGCCCGCCTGGCGGTGGAGGCCGGCTTCGACTGGGTGTACTACGAGTCCAAGGCACAT
ATCCACTGCTCGGTGAAAGCAGAGAACTCGGTGGCGGCCAAATCGGGAGGCTGCTTCCCG
GGCTCGGCCACGGTGCACCTGGAGCAGGGCGGCACCAAGCTGGTGAAGGACCTGAGCCCC
GGGGACCGCGTGCTGGCGGCGGACGACCAGGGCCGGCTGCTCTACAGCGACTTCCTCACT
TTCCTGGACCGCGACGACGGCGCCAAGAAGGTCTTCTACGTGATCGAGACGCGGGAGCCG
CGCGAGCGCCTGCTGCTCACCGCCGCGCACCTGCTCTTTGTGGCGCCGCACAACGACTCG
GCCACCGGGGAGCCCGAGGCGTCCTCGGGCTCGGGGCCGCCTTCCGGGGGCGCACTGGGG
CCTCGGGCGCTGTTCGCCAGCCGCGTGCGCCCGGGCCAGCGCGTGTACGTGGTGGCCGAG
CGTGACGGGGACCGCCGGCTCCTGCCCGCCGCTGTGCACAGCGTGACCCTAAGCGAGGAG
GCCGCGGGCGCCTACGCGCCGCTCACGGCCCAGGGCACCATTCTCATCAACCGGGTGCTG
GCCTCGTGCTACGCGGTCATCGAGGAGCACAGCTGGGCGCACCGGGCCTTCGCGCCCTTC
CGCCTGGCGCACGCGCTCCTGGCTGCACTGGCGCCCGCGCGCACGGACCGCGGCGGGGAC
AGCGGCGGCGGGGACCGCGGGGGCGGCGGCGGCAGAGTAGCCCTAACCGCTCCAGGTGCT
GCCGACGCTCCGGGTGCGGGGGCCACCGCGGGCATCCACTGGTACTCGCAGCTGCTCTAC
CAAATAGGCACCTGGCTCCTGGACAGCGAGGCCCTGCACCCGCTGGGCATGGCGGTCAAG
TCCAGCTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:10848
Chromosome Location7
LocusNot Available
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