該基因編碼的蛋白是一種膜蛋白，是甲狀腺細胞代謝的主要調控因子。編碼蛋白是甲狀腺素和甲狀腺素的受體，其活性由腺苷酸環化酶介導。這個基因的缺陷是幾種甲狀腺機能亢進癥的原因。已經發現了三個編碼不同亞型的轉錄變體。
The protein encoded by this gene is a membrane protein and a major controller of thyroid cell metabolism. The encoded protein is a receptor for thyrothropin and thyrostimulin, and its activity is mediated by adenylate cyclase. Defects in this gene are a cause of several types of hyperthyroidism. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.