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Suppression of thyrotropin receptor constitutive activity by a monoclonal antibody with inverse agonist activity.
Endocrinology - 1 May 2007
Chen Chun-Rong, McLachlan Sandra M, Rapoport Basil
Abstract excerpt
TSH binding to the TSH receptor (TSHR) induces thyrocyte growth and proliferation primarily by activating the adenylyl cyclase signaling pathway. Relative to the other glycoprotein hormone receptors, the TSHR has considerable ligand-independent (constitutive) activity. We describe a TSHR monoclonal antibody (CS-17) with the previously unrecognized property of being an inverse agonist for TSHR constitutive...
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