TY - JOUR
T1 - A locus on mouse chromosome 2 is involved in susceptibility to congenital hypothyroidism and contains an essential gene expressed in thyroid
AU - Amendola, Elena
AU - Sanges, Remo
AU - Galvan, Antonella
AU - Dathan, Nina
AU - Manenti, Giacomo
AU - Ferrandino, Giuseppe
AU - Alvino, Francesca Maria
AU - Di Palma, Tina
AU - Scarf̀o, Marzia
AU - Zannini, Mariastella
AU - Dragani, Tommaso A.
AU - De Felice, Mario
AU - Di Lauro, Roberto
AU - M, R.
PY - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
N2 - We report here the mapping of a chromosomal region responsible for strain-specific development of congenital hypothyroidism in mice heterozygous for null mutations in genes encoding Nkx2-1/Titf1 and Pax8. The two strains showing a differential predisposition to congenital hypothyroidism contain several single-nucleotide polymorphisms in this locus, one of which leads to a nonsynonymous amino acid change in a highly conserved region of Dnajc17, a member of the type III heat-shock protein-40 (Hsp40) family. We demonstrate that Dnajc17 is highly expressed in the thyroid bud and had an essential function in development, suggesting an important role of this protein in organogenesis and/or function of the thyroid gland.
AB - We report here the mapping of a chromosomal region responsible for strain-specific development of congenital hypothyroidism in mice heterozygous for null mutations in genes encoding Nkx2-1/Titf1 and Pax8. The two strains showing a differential predisposition to congenital hypothyroidism contain several single-nucleotide polymorphisms in this locus, one of which leads to a nonsynonymous amino acid change in a highly conserved region of Dnajc17, a member of the type III heat-shock protein-40 (Hsp40) family. We demonstrate that Dnajc17 is highly expressed in the thyroid bud and had an essential function in development, suggesting an important role of this protein in organogenesis and/or function of the thyroid gland.
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U2 - 10.1210/en.2009-1240
DO - 10.1210/en.2009-1240
M3 - Article
C2 - 20160132
AN - SCOPUS:77950268599
SN - 0013-7227
VL - 151
SP - 1948
EP - 1958
JO - Endocrinology
JF - Endocrinology
IS - 4
ER -