Taltirelin is a superagonist at the human thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor

Taltirelin (TAL) is a thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) analog that is approved for use in humans in Japan. In this study, we characterized TAL binding to and signaling by the human TRH receptor (TRH-R) in a model cell system. We found that TAL exhibited lower binding affinities than TRH and low...

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Main Authors: Nanthakumar eThirunarayanan, Bruce M. Raaka, Marvin C Gershengorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
trh
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2012.00120/full