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The cholinesterase-like domain of thyroglobulin functions as an intramolecular chaperone.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Aug 2008
Lee Jaemin, Di Jeso Bruno, Arvan Peter
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid hormonogenesis requires secretion of thyroglobulin, a protein comprising Cys-rich regions I, II, and III (referred to collectively as region I-II-III) followed by a cholinesterase-like (ChEL) domain. Secretion of mature thyroglobulin requires extensive folding and glycosylation in the ER. Multiple reports have linked mutations in the ChEL domain to congenital hypothyroidism in humans and rodents; these...
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