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Identifying quantitative trait loci affecting resistance to congenital hypothyroidism in 129/SvJcl strain mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Hosoda Yayoi, Sasaki Nobuya, Kameda Yayoi, Torigoe Daisuke, Agui Takashi
Abstract excerpt
Tyrosylprotein sulfotransferase 2 (TPST2) is one of the enzymes responsible for tyrosine O-sulfation and catalyzes the sulfation of the specific tyrosine residue of thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR). Since this modification is indispensable for the activation of TSH signaling, a non-functional TPST2 mutation (Tpst2(grt)) in DW/J-grt mice leads to congenital hypothyroidism (CH) characterized by severe...
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