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The structure of human thyroglobulin.
Nature - 1 Feb 2020
Coscia Francesca, Taler-Verčič Ajda, Chang Veronica T, Sinn Ludwig, O'Reilly Francis J, Izoré Thierry, Renko Miha, Berger Imre, Rappsilber Juri, Turk Dušan, Löwe Jan
Abstract excerpt
Thyroglobulin (TG) is the protein precursor of thyroid hormones, which are essential for growth, development and the control of metabolism in vertebrates1,2. Hormone synthesis from TG occurs in the thyroid gland via the iodination and coupling of pairs of tyrosines, and is completed by TG proteolysis3. Tyrosine proximity within TG is thought to enable the coupling reaction but hormonogenic tyrosines have not been...
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