A glycoprotein migrating as a beta-globulin. Its molecular weight, 52,000 or 95,000-115,000, indicates that it exists as a dimer. The protein binds testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, and estradiol in the plasma. Sex hormone-binding protein has the same amino acid sequence as ANDROGEN-BINDING PROTEIN. They differ by their sites of synthesis and post-translational oligosaccharide modifications.
Also Known As:
Binding Globulin, Testosterone-Estradiol; Globulin, Sex Hormone-Binding; Globulin, Testosterone-Estradiol Binding; Hormone-Binding Globulin, Sex; Sex Hormone Binding Globulin; Sex Steroid Binding Protein; Steroid-Binding Protein, Sex; Testosterone Estradiol Binding Globulin; Sex Steroid-Binding Protein; Testosterone-Estradiol Binding Globulin