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Contacts between extracellular loop two and transmembrane helix six determine basal activity of the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 5 Jan 2007
Kleinau Gunnar, Claus Maren, Jaeschke Holger, Mueller Sandra, Neumann Susanne, Paschke Ralf, Krause Gerd
Abstract excerpt
A number of alanine mutations in extracellular loop two (ECL2) of the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) were found to increase or decrease basal activity when compared with the wild type receptor. K565A was identified as a mutant with decreased basal activity, and strongly impaired hormone induced signaling activity. To gain insights into how ECL2 mutants affect basal activity, we focused on...
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