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Review
. 2018:1801:67-83.
doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7902-8_8.

The Deiodinase Trio and Thyroid Hormone Signaling

Antonio C Bianco  1 , Rodrigo R da Conceição  2   3
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The Deiodinase Trio and Thyroid Hormone Signaling

Antonio C Bianco et al. Methods Mol Biol. 2018.

Abstract

Thyroid hormone signaling is customized in a time and cell-specific manner by the deiodinases, homodimeric thioredoxin fold containing selenoproteins. This ensures adequate T3 action in developing tissues, healthy adults and many disease states. D2 activates thyroid hormone by converting the pro-hormone T4 to T3, the biologically active thyroid hormone. D2 expression is tightly regulated by transcriptional mechanisms triggered by endogenous as well as environmental cues. There is also an on/off switch mechanism that controls D2 activity that is triggered by catalysis and functions via D2 ubiquitination/deubiquitination. D3 terminates thyroid hormone action by inactivation of both T4 and T3 molecules. Deiodinases play a role in thyroid hormone homeostasis, development, growth and metabolic control by affecting the intracellular levels of T3 and thus gene expression on a cell-specific basis. In many cases, tight control of these pathways by T3 is achieved with coordinated reciprocal changes in D2-mediated thyroid hormone activation D3-mediated thyroid hormone inactivation.

Keywords: Deiodinase; Selenoprotein; Thyroid hormone.

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