Anti-Sonic Hedgehog

The mouse, chicken, and zebrafish Shh homologs are highly conserved. SHH expression was not detected in adult tissues examined. However, it was expressed in fetal intestine, liver, lung, and kidney. SHH gene is mapped to 7q. SHH mutations are not a frequent cause of isolated oral clefts. Protein function: Sonic hedgehog protein: The C-terminal part of the sonic hedgehog protein precursor displays an autoproteolysis and a cholesterol transferase activity. Both activities result in the cleavage of the full-length protein into two parts (ShhN and ShhC) followed by the covalent attachment of a cholesterol moiety to the C-terminal of the newly generated ShhN. Both activities occur in the reticulum endoplasmic. Once cleaved, ShhC is degraded in the endoplasmic reticulum. [The UniProt Consortium]