Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable follicle-stimulating hormone activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including gonad development; positive regulation of bone resorption; and regulation of osteoclast differentiation. Located in cytoplasm. Is expressed in adenohypophysis pars anterior and pituitary gland. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in amenorrhea and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism 24 without anosmia. Orthologous to human FSHB (follicle stimulating hormone subunit beta).