To bind or not to bind - how to down-regulate target genes by liganded thyroid hormone receptor?

The terrain is well explored regarding genes whose gene expression is up-regulated upon binding of thyroid hormone (TH) to its nuclear receptor. This regulation mechanism has been intensively studied and is well understood. In contrast, a lot of white spots remain on the map when it comes to target...

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Published in:Thyroid research 2008-10, Vol.1 (1), p.4-4
Main Author: Weitzel, Joachim M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Gene expression
Hormone receptors
Physiological aspects
Protein binding
Thyroid hormones
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Summary:The terrain is well explored regarding genes whose gene expression is up-regulated upon binding of thyroid hormone (TH) to its nuclear receptor. This regulation mechanism has been intensively studied and is well understood. In contrast, a lot of white spots remain on the map when it comes to target genes whose expression is down-regulated upon binding of TH to the thyroid hormone receptor (TR). Since no consistent mechanism has been proposed to explain ligand-dependent down-regulation of target gene transcription several working hypotheses favour different molecular mechanisms. Some working theories suggest a direct binding of TR to regulatory elements of target genes. Others favour models that are independent of a direct DNA binding event. However recent data suggested that a direct binding of TR to DNA is dispensable for TH-dependent negative gene transcription.
ISSN:1756-6614
1756-6614
DOI:10.1186/1756-6614-1-4