Effect of site directed mutagenesis in the CMGCC region of the α- subunit on immunoreactive human thyrotropin

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 467-473

  Miyai, Kiyoshi ^a   Kumazawa, Ichiro ^b   Saji, Fumitaka ^c   Azuma, Chihiro ^c   Koyama, Masayasu ^c   Kimura, Tadashi ^c   Narizuka, Yoshihide ^d   Kusunoki, Masami ^e   Murata, Yuji ^c  

^a KOSHIEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nisho Corp R and D Laboratory   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^d EIKEN CHEMICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^e OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C X G X C motif; CMGCC and CAGYC regions; Immunoreactive TSH; Site directed mutagenesis; Subunit of glycoprotein hormones

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE; GLYCINE; METHIONINE; THYROTROPIN;

ALPHA CHAIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CELL STRAIN COS1; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; NONHUMAN; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0031723893     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.45.467     Document Type: Article

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