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Structure-function studies of human TSH: new advances in design of glycoprotein hormone analogs
M W Szkudlinski1, M Grossmann, B D Weintraub
1Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Abstract:
Recent progress in structure-function studies of glycoprotein hormones has provided new insights into the molecular mechanisms of action of these hormones and has further supported the concept that physiological modulation of assembly, bioactivity, and clearance of these hormones is dependent on specific structural components. This review emphasizes current advances in the structure-function relationships of human TSH, which have contributed to further elucidation of common and hormone specific features within the glycoprotein hormones family. Novel strategies are now being applied to investigate the role of individual structural elements. The principks discovered in such studies are essential to understand the physiological regulation of hormone bioactivity and allow for the rational design of novel analogs with potential therapeutic applications.
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