The type‐1 repeats of thyroglobulin regulate thyroglobulin degradation and T3, T4 release in thyrocytes
- 12 August 1996
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 391 (3) , 229-231
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(96)00708-9
Abstract
Thyroglobulin (Tg) proteolytic steps are central phenomena in Tg processing and thyroid hormone release in thyrocytes. Based on recent literature data, we propose that the type‐1 repetitive units present in the Tg sequence could act as binders and reversible inhibitors of the proteases implicated in Tg processing. The pH‐dependent interactions of proteases with the repeats could permit (i) protection from degradation of low iodinated Tg to be recycled; (ii) restriction of early proteolytic attacks to N‐ and C‐terminal hormone formation sites; (iii) increase of the half‐time of acidic proteases necessary for the final, extensive degradation steps of Tg.Keywords
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