Transthyretin (TTR) is a serum and cerebrospinal fluid carrier of the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4) and retinol-binding protein bound to retinol. This is how transthyretin gained its name, transports thyroxine and retinol. The liver secretes transthyretin into the blood, and the choroid plexus secretes TTR into the cerebrospinal fluid. TTR was or...
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<protein> Is a pre albumin plasma protein (4.5 mM in plasma) that transports thyroxine. ... Tetrameric with 4 identical 127 residue subunits. Transthyretin forms a complex under physiological conditions with retinol binding protein (2mM in plasma) so that retinol binding protein is not lost by filtration in the kidney. ... (19 Jan 1998) ...
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(trans″thi-ret´in) an α-globulin secreted by the liver that transports retinol-binding protein and thyroxine in the blood. Numerous mutations in the gene encoding transthyretin have been associated with ATTR amyloidosis, the most common form of familial amyloidosis.
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Plasma protein (4.5mM in plasma) that transports thyroxine. Tetrameric with 4 identical 127-residue subunits. Transthyretin forms a complex under physiological conditions with retinol binding protein (2mM in plasma) so that RBP is not lost by filtration in the kidney.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: trans-thī′rē-tin Synonyms: prealbumin1
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Transthyretin: A plasma protein consisting of 127 amino acids that binds retinol and thyroxine. The gene TTR that encodes transthyretin is in chromosome region 18q11.2-q12.1. Many distinct forms of amyloidosis have been related to different point mutations in TTR. Transthyretin is also called prealbumin (because it migrates faster than albumin in a...
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