Thyroid hormone action: a binding contract
Mitchell A. Lazar
Mitchell A. Lazar
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Thyroid hormone action: a binding contract

Abstract

Thyroid hormones are critical for differentiation, growth, and metabolism. A new study investigating the biological role of the TH receptor TR-β has demonstrated that DNA binding is critical for most of its functions, but also suggests that novel mechanisms independent of DNA binding may contribute to regulation of auditory function by TR-β.

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Mitchell A. Lazar

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Paradigm for positive regulation of gene expression by TH. TH binding to...
Paradigm for positive regulation of gene expression by TH. TH binding to TR triggers a switch from corepressor (CoR) to coactivator (CoA) binding on a TRE on DNA.