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Mice deficient in dual oxidase maturation factors are severely hypothyroid.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Mar 2012
Grasberger Helmut, De Deken Xavier, Mayo Olga Barca, Raad Houssam, Weiss Mia, Liao Xiao-Hui, Refetoff Samuel
Abstract excerpt
Dual oxidases (DUOX1 and DUOX2) are evolutionary conserved reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidases responsible for regulated hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) release of epithelial cells. Specific maturation factors (DUOXA1 and DUOXA2) are required for targeting of functional DUOX enzymes to the cell surface. Mutations in the single-copy Duox and Duoxa genes of invertebrates cause developmental...
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