transthyretin
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The TTR gene provides instructions for making a protein called transthyretin. This protein transports vitamin A (retinol) and a hormone called thyroxine throughout the body. To transport thyroxine, four transthyretin proteins must attach (bind) to each other to form a four-protein unit (tetramer). To transport retinol, transthyretin must form a tetramer and bind to another protein called retinol-binding protein. Transthyretin is produced primarily in the liver, and a small amount of this protein is produced in an area of the brain called the choroid plexus and in the light-sensitive tissue that lines the back of the eye (the retina).
Normal function
The TTR gene provides instructions for making a protein called transthyretin. This protein transports vitamin A (retinol) and a hormone called thyroxine throughout the body. To transport thyroxine, four transthyretin proteins must attach (bind) to each other to form a four-protein unit (tetramer). To transport retinol, transthyretin must form a tetramer and bind to another protein called retinol-binding protein. Transthyretin is produced primarily in the liver, and a small amount of this protein is produced in an area of the brain called the choroid plexus and in the light-sensitive tissue that lines the back of the eye (the retina).
Conditions referring to this gene or chromosome
Altri nomi
ATTR
PALB
prealbumin, amyloidosis type I
TBPA
TTHY_HUMAN
Ulteriori letture e riferimenti
- transthyretin; MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
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- Saraiva MJ. Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis: molecular basis and therapeutical strategies. Expert Rev Mol Med. 2002 May 14;4(12):1-11. doi: 10.1017/S1462399402004647.
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