Expression of thyrotropin receptor, thyroglobulin, sodium-iodide symporter, and thyroperoxidase by fibrocytes depends on AIRE

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Fernando, Roshini ^a   Lu, Ying ^a   Atkins, Stephen J ^a   Mester, Tunde ^a   Branham, Kari ^a   Smith, Terry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR PROTEIN; CD34 ANTIGEN; MESSENGER RNA; PAIRED BOX 8 PROTEIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SODIUM IODIDE SYMPORTER; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID PEROXIDASE; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL SELECTION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELL; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; FIBROBLAST; FIBROCYTE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE PROMOTER ANALYSIS; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTIGENS, CD34; AUTOANTIGENS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CELLS, CULTURED; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAVES OPHTHALMOPATHY; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, THYROTROPIN; SYMPORTERS; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84904035653     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-4271     Document Type: Article

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