NCIt definition : Growth hormone receptor (638 aa, 72 kDa) is encoded by the human GHR gene. This protein
is involved in somatotropin-dependent signaling and generalized growth.;
NCIt note : Growth hormone receptor can undergo cleavage after amino acid residue 253, which removes
the transmembrane domain and produces a soluble protein called growth hormone-binding
protein (GH-binding protein; GHBP; serum-binding protein). Growth hormone-binding
protein plays a role as a reservoir of somatotropin in the plasma.; Growth hormone receptor is a type I membrane receptor for growth hormone with a ligand-binding
extracellular domain (GHBP); a FnIII domain; a WSXWS motif; a cytoplasmic UbE motif
for ubiquitination and internalization; and a cytoplasmic JAK interaction box 1 motif.;