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# INHBA

ENSG00000122641

Target class

Secreted protein

Chromosome

7

Approved drugs

1

Clinical candidates (approved and in development)

2

## Clinical evidence

**Approved drugs**

1

**Clinical candidates (approved and in development)**

2

## Druggability

**Chemical probe available**

No

## Names

**Target name**

INHBA

**Gene name**

Inhibin subunit beta A

**Gene symbol**

INHBA

**Protein name**

Inhibin beta A chain (Activin beta-A chain) (Erythroid differentiation protein) (EDF)

## Classification

**Gene biotype**

Protein coding

**Gene family**

Inhibin subunits

**Target class**

Secreted protein

**Target type**

Human gene

## Expression and localisation

**Tissues expressed in**

25

**Highest tissue expression**

21.22

**Tissue specificity (Gini)**

0.703

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.887

## Pathways and interactions

**KEGG gene identifiers**

- hsa:3624

**Protein interaction confidence**

0.9234

**Protein interaction partners**

15

### Reactome pathways (5)

- R-HSA-1502540
- R-HSA-201451
- R-HSA-209822
- R-HSA-2473224
- R-HSA-9839406

## Genomic location

**End position**

41705834

**Start position**

41667168

**Chromosome**

7

**Strand**

Reverse

## Identifiers

**Ensembl gene ID**

ENSG00000122641

**HGNC ID**

HGNC:6066

Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:6066)

**NCBI Gene ID**

3624

**UniProt ID**

P08476

## Cellular location

- Secreted .

### Publication evidence

- PubMed 11279126  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11279126/)

## Tissue expression

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.887397

**Expression inequality (Gini)**

0.702544

### Highest expression

Expression in transcripts per million

**Artery - Tibial**

21.22

**Artery - Aorta**

19.33

**Artery - Coronary**

17.73

**Cells - Cultured fibroblasts**

17.06

**Lung**

8.32

### All tissues (54)

Expression in transcripts per million

- Artery - Tibial21.22
- Artery - Aorta19.33
- Artery - Coronary17.73
- Cells - Cultured fibroblasts17.06
- Lung8.32
- Esophagus - Muscularis7.79
- Esophagus - Gastroesophageal Junction7.2
- Nerve - Tibial4.63
- Uterus4.44
- Ovary3.34
- Minor Salivary Gland3.29
- Skin - Sun Exposed (Lower leg)2.34
- Liver2.18
- Kidney - Medulla2.17
- Heart - Atrial Appendage1.87
- Cervix - Endocervix1.81
- Skin - Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic)1.81
- Prostate1.55
- Fallopian Tube1.35
- Vagina1.26
- Thyroid1.25
- Cervix - Ectocervix1.12
- Testis1.11
- Breast - Mammary Tissue1.02
- Adipose - Subcutaneous1.01

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Biological functions

### Biological processes (36)

- GO:0001541  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0001541)
- GO:0001942  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0001942)
- GO:0002244  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0002244)
- GO:0006357  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0006357)
- GO:0006952  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0006952)
- GO:0007166  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007166)
- GO:0007267  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007267)
- GO:0008285  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0008285)
- GO:0008584  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0008584)
- GO:0009611  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0009611)
- GO:0010628  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0010628)
- GO:0021773  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0021773)
- GO:0030154  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0030154)
- GO:0030308  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0030308)
- GO:0032689  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032689)
- GO:0032924  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032924)
- GO:0032926  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032926)
- GO:0035987  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0035987)
- GO:0042326  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0042326)
- GO:0042476  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0042476)
- GO:0042541  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0042541)
- GO:0042701  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0042701)
- GO:0045578  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0045578)
- GO:0045648  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0045648)
- GO:0045650  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0045650)

And 11 more, listed on the interactive page.

### Cellular components (4)

- GO:0005576  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005576)
- GO:0005886  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005886)
- GO:0043509  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0043509)
- GO:0043512  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0043512)

### Molecular functions (8)

- GO:0005125  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005125)
- GO:0005179  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005179)
- GO:0005515  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005515)
- GO:0008083  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0008083)
- GO:0017046  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0017046)
- GO:0042802  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0042802)
- GO:0070699  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0070699)
- GO:0140311  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0140311)

## Related records

### Trials (46)

- A Clinical Study of MK-7962 in Healthy Chinese Participants (MK-7962-021)
- A Clinical Study of Sotatercept (MK-7962) in People With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (MK-7962-031/LIGHTRAY EXTENSION)
- A Clinical Study of Sotatercept (MK-7962) in People With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (MK-7962-038)
- A Clinical Study of Sotatercept (MK-7962) in People With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) (MK-7962-024)
- A Phase 2 Study of Intravenous or Subcutaneous Dosing of Sotatercept (ACE-011) in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease on Hemodialysis
- A Phase 2a Study To Evaluate The Pharmacokinetics, Safety, Efficacy, Tolerability, And Pharmacodynamics of Sotatercept (ACE-011) for the Correction of Anemia in Subjects With End-stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis.
- A Phase IIa Study of Sotatercept on Bone Mass and Turnover in Patients With Multiple Myeloma
- A Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy Study of ACE-011 in Patients With Osteolytic Lesions of Multiple Myeloma
- [A Study of Sotatercept (MK-7962) in Healthy Females Administered as a Liquid Formulation in an Autoinjector Versus the Lyophilized Formulation (MK-7962-027)](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-study-of-sotatercept-mk-7962-in-healthy-females-731ffa41-4d48-4621-bdc5-7e9e1d6eeb42.md)
- A Study of Sotatercept (MK-7962) in Japanese Children With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) (MK-7962-032)
- A Study of Sotatercept (MK-7962) in People With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) in India (MK-7962-037)
- A Study of Sotatercept for Patients With Eisenmenger Syndrome or Unrepaired Shunt-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Resistant to Vasodilator Therapy
- A Study of Sotatercept for the Treatment of Cpc-PH Due to HFpEF (MK-7962-007/A011-16)
- A Study of Sotatercept for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- A Study of Sotatercept for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (MK-7962-003/A011-11)(STELLAR)
- A Study of Sotatercept for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
- A Study of Sotatercept in Japanese Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Participants (MK-7962-020)
- A Study of Sotatercept in Participants With PAH WHO FC III or FC IV at High Risk of Mortality (MK-7962-006/ZENITH)
- A Study to Assess Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Garetosmab Versus Placebo Administered Intravenously (IV) in Adult Participants With Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP)
- A Study to Examine the Safety and Tolerability of Single Ascending Doses of REGN2477

### Drugs (2)

- [Garetosmab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/garetosmab-44b08868-ecb5-4887-aa32-030e5ec78483.md) Inhibin beta A chain inhibitor
- [Sotatercept](https://trialight.com/data/asset/sotatercept-1d23bb90-6d38-4e89-8d84-f694491a5993.md) Inhibin beta A chain inhibitor

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