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An unliganded thyroid hormone receptor causes severe neurological dysfunction.

K Hashimoto1, F H Curty, P P Borges

  • 1Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|March 29, 2001
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Thyroid hormone receptor (TR) mutations cause central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction, mimicking hypothyroidism. Unliganded TRs in the brain lead to cerebellar and hippocampal abnormalities, highlighting corepressor importance.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroendocrinology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Developmental Neuroscience

Background:

  • Congenital hypothyroidism and thyroid hormone resistance syndrome are linked to severe central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction.
  • The precise mechanisms by which thyroid hormones regulate CNS development and function remain incompletely understood.
  • TR knock-out animal models have shown normal CNS structure, contrasting with clinical observations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of thyroid hormone receptors (TRs) in CNS development and function.
  • To elucidate the discrepancy between TR knock-out phenotypes and clinical hypothyroidism.
  • To explore the impact of impaired T(3) binding to TRs on brain development.

Main Methods:

  • Introduction of a T(3) binding mutation into the mouse TR-beta locus via homologous recombination.

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  • Generation of mutant mice with a constitutively corepressor-bound TR-beta, mimicking a hypothyroid state irrespective of hormone levels.
  • Assessment of CNS structure, cerebellar development, hippocampal gene expression, and learning behaviors.

    • Main Results:

    • Mutant mice exhibited severe abnormalities in cerebellar development and function.
    • Abnormal hippocampal gene expression and impaired learning were observed in mutant mice.
    • These results indicate a specific deleterious action of unliganded TR in the brain.

    Conclusions:

    • Unliganded thyroid hormone receptors (TRs) have specific and detrimental effects on brain development and function.
    • The interaction of TRs with corepressor proteins is crucial for maintaining normal CNS structure and function.
    • These findings underscore the importance of corepressor-bound TRs in the pathogenesis of hypothyroidism-related neurological disorders.