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  • Title: Thyroid hormone binding to the rat heart cytosol proteins.
    Author: Bardowska U, Kamiński T, Lisewska I, Nauman J.
    Journal: Acta Physiol Pol; 1985; 36(4):248-55. PubMed ID: 3837981.
    Abstract:
    The properties of the thyroid hormone binding to rat heart cytosol were studied. Cytosol proteins were found to bind specifically T4 with high affinity (Ka approximately equal to 10(8)M-1) and rT3 with lower affinity (Ka approximately equal to 10(7)M-1), but they do not bind T3. The binding of both T4 and rT3 was pH dependent, however, while T4 binding had the highest values between pH 7.0 and 10, rT3 binding increased from pH 6.0 to 10.7. Divalent ions also stimulated T4 and rT3 binding. Sulfhydryl groups blocking agents such as N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) and iodoacetamide significantly decreased rT3 binding and had less profound effect on binding of T4 to cytosol proteins. The importance of free -SH groups remains unclear as dithiothreitol was found to diminish the binding of T4 and rT3.
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