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Thyroid-specific enhancer-binding protein/NKX2.1 is required for the maintenance of ordered architecture and function of the differentiated thyroid.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Aug 2006
Kusakabe Takashi, Kawaguchi Akio, Hoshi Nobuo, Kawaguchi Rumi, Hoshi Sayuri, Kimura Shioko
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid-specific enhancer-binding protein (T/ebp)/Nkx2.1-null mouse thyroids degenerate by embryonic day (E) 12-13 through apoptosis whereas T/ebp/Nkx2.1-heterogyzgous mice exhibit hypothyroidism with elevated TSH levels. To understand the role of T/ebp/Nkx2.1 in the adult thyroid, a thyroid follicular cell-specific conditional knockout (KO) mouse line, T/ebp(fl/fl);TPO-Cre, was established that expresses Cre...
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