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Thyroid Development and Its Disorders: Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms
Published in Endocrine reviews (01-10-2004)“…Thyroid gland organogenesis results in an organ the shape, size, and position of which are largely conserved among adult individuals of the same species, thus…”
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Minireview: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors in Thyroid Gland Development: An Update
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-08-2011)“…In vertebrates the portion of the thyroid gland synthesizing the thyroid hormones develops from a small group of endodermal cells in the foregut. The nature of…”
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The microRNA-processing enzyme Dicer is essential for thyroid function
Published in PloS one (21-11-2011)“…Dicer is a type III ribonuclease required for the biogenesis of microRNAs (miRNAs), a class of small non-coding RNAs regulating gene expression at the…”
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Transcriptional Control of the Forkhead Thyroid Transcription Factor TTF-2 by Thyrotropin, Insulin, and Insulin-like Growth Factor I
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (12-09-1997)“…The hormonal regulation of both thyroglobulin and thyroperoxidase promoter activity in FRTL-5 thyroid cells takes place, at least in part, through a…”
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An integrated regulatory network controlling survival and migration in thyroid organogenesis
Published in Developmental biology (15-12-2004)“…The thyroid gland originates from the ventral floor of the foregut as a thickening of the endodermal cell layer. The molecular mechanisms underlying the early…”
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Concomitant activation of MEK-1 and Rac-1 increases the proliferative potential of thyroid epithelial cells, without affecting their differentiation
Published in Oncogene (22-10-1998)“…Activating point mutations in the Ras oncogene occur in a large number of human tumors, especially of epithelial origin. In thyroid follicular cells, ectopic…”
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Pax8 Has a Key Role in Thyroid Cell Differentiation
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (21-11-2000)“…Transformation of rat thyroid cells with polyoma virus middle T antigen results in loss of the thyroid-differentiated phenotype, measured as the expression of…”
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Missense Mutation in the Transcription Factor NKX2–5: A Novel Molecular Event in the Pathogenesis of Thyroid Dysgenesis
Published in The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (01-04-2006)“…Context: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a common endocrine disorder with an incidence of 1:3000–4000 at birth. In 80–85% of cases, CH is caused by defects…”
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Replacement of K-Ras with H-Ras supports normal embryonic development despite inducing cardiovascular pathology in adult mice
Published in EMBO reports (01-05-2005)“…Ras proteins are highly related GTPases that have key roles in regulating growth, differentiation and tumorigenesis. Gene‐targeting experiments have shown…”
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A Mouse Model Demonstrates a Multigenic Origin of Congenital Hypothyroidism
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-12-2005)“…Congenital hypothyroidism with thyroid dysgenesis (TD) is a frequent human condition characterized by elevated levels of TSH in response to reduced thyroid…”
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Erratum to: In vivo role of different domains and of phosphorylation in the transcription factor Nkx2-1
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Mapping and Functional Role of Phosphorylation Sites in the Thyroid Transcription Factor-1 (TTF-1)
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (26-01-1996)“…The phosphorylation of thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1), a homeodomain-containing transcription factor that is required for thyroid-specific expression…”
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Duox expression and related H2O2 measurement in mouse thyroid: onset in embryonic development and regulation by TSH in adult
Published in Journal of endocrinology (01-03-2007)“…In the thyroid, H2O2 is produced at the apical pole of thyrocytes by one or two NADPH oxidases (NOX), Duox1/2 proteins. The onset of Duox expression was…”
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The Paired-Domain Transcription Factor Pax8 Binds to the Upstream Enhancer of the Rat Sodium/Iodide Symporter Gene and Participates in Both Thyroid-Specific and Cyclic-AMP-Dependent Transcription
Published in Molecular and Cellular Biology (01-03-1999)“…Article Usage Stats Services MCB Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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The Paired Domain-containing Factor Pax8 and the Homeodomain-containing Factor TTF-1 Directly Interact and Synergistically Activate Transcription
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (31-01-2003)“…Pax genes encode for transcription factors essential for tissue development in many species. Pax8, the only member of the family expressed in the thyroid…”
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In vivo role of different domains and of phosphorylation in the transcription factor Nkx2-1
Published in BMC developmental biology (23-02-2011)“…The transcription factor Nkx2-1 (also known as TTF-1, Titf1 or T/EBP) contains two apparently redundant activation domains and is post-translationally modified…”
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Immediate early genes induced by H-Ras in thyroid cells
Published in Oncogene (26-04-2001)“…Expression of oncogenic v-H-Ras in the thyroid cell line FRTL-5 (FRTL-5(Ras)) results in uncontrolled proliferation, loss of thyroid-specific gene expression…”
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PAX8 mutations associated with congenital hypothyroidism caused by thyroid dysgenesis
Published in Nature genetics (01-05-1998)“…Permanent congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a common disease that occurs in 1 of 3,000-4,000 newborns. Except in rare cases due to hypothalamic or pituitary…”
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A physiological mechanism to regulate d-aspartic acid and NMDA levels in mammals revealed by d-aspartate oxidase deficient mice
Published in Gene (07-06-2006)“…Free d-aspartic acid and NMDA are present in the mammalian central nervous system and endocrine glands at significant concentrations, but their physiological…”
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Essential Roles for Fe65, Alzheimer Amyloid Precursor-binding Protein, in the Cellular Response to DNA Damage
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (12-01-2007)“…Fe65 interacts with the cytosolic domain of the Alzheimer amyloid precursor protein (APP). The functions of the Fe65 are still unknown. To address this point…”
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