Glycosylation pattern analysis of glycoprotein hormones and their receptors

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 25-41

  Miguel, Ricardo Núñez ^a   Sanders, Jane ^a   Furmaniak, Jadwiga ^a   Smith, Bernard Rees ^a  

^a RSR LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glycoprotein hormone receptors; Glycoprotein hormones; Glycosylation studies; TSH receptor; TSH receptor autoantibodies

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; GLYCOPROTEIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR; AMINO ACID; PEPTIDE HORMONE; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISULFIDE BOND; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; GLYCOSYLATION; HINGE REGION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR MODEL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; GLYCOPROTEINS; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PEPTIDE HORMONES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE; RECEPTORS, THYROTROPIN; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 85012076969     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: 14796813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JME-16-0169     Document Type: Article

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