Extended and structurally supported insights into extracellular hormone binding, signal transduction and organization of the thyrotropin receptor.

The hormone thyrotropin (TSH) and its receptor (TSHR) are crucial for the growth and function of the thyroid gland. The TSHR is evolutionary linked with the receptors of follitropin (FSHR) and lutropin/choriogonadotropin (LHR) and their sequences and structures are similar. The extracellular region...

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Main Authors: Gerd Krause, Annika Kreuchwig, Gunnar Kleinau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3531376?pdf=render