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Type 3 deiodinase and solid tumors: an intriguing pair
30 Aug 2013
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INTRODUCTION: Thyroid hormone (TH) metabolism is mediated by deiodinases, a family of thioredoxin fold-containing enzymes that remove iodide from thyroxine and its derivatives. The coordinated action of deiodinases allows target cells to modulate rapidly their own TH availability in response to different cues. Type 3 deiodinase (D3), the physiological inactivator of TH, is an oncofetal protein whose re-activation...
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