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Identification and evaluation of constitutively active thyroid stimulating hormone receptor mutations.
Methods in enzymology - 1 Jan 2010
Lado-Abeal Joaquin, Quisenberry Leah R, Castro-Piedras Isabel
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) is a guanine nucleotide-binding protein-coupled seven-transmembrane-domain receptor that controls the differentiation, growth, and function of the thyroid gland through stimulation of adenylyl cyclase and phospholipase C pathways. Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is the main TSHR ligand, and unliganded receptor remains silent due to the interaction of its large...
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