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{{STRUCTURE_1hgu| PDB=1hgu | SCENE= | {{STRUCTURE_1hgu| PDB=1hgu | SCENE= caption=Human growth hormone (PDB code [[1hgu]]) }} | ||
'''Human growth hormone''' (hGH) plays a vital role in growth and development. It is naturally produced by somatotropic cells in the anterior pituitary gland. The [[hormone]] is produced as a 217 amino acid precursor protein. The 26 N-terminal amino acids correspond to a signal peptide, which is essential for hormone secretion. This signal peptide is cleaved during the secretion process to yield the mature, 191 amino acid form of hGH. | '''Human growth hormone''' (hGH) plays a vital role in growth and development. It is naturally produced by somatotropic cells in the anterior pituitary gland. The [[hormone]] is produced as a 217 amino acid precursor protein. The 26 N-terminal amino acids correspond to a signal peptide, which is essential for hormone secretion. This signal peptide is cleaved during the secretion process to yield the mature, 191 amino acid form of hGH. | ||