title: Cerebral expression of transthyretin: evolution, ontogeny and function.
abstract: This paper reviews studies on the synthesis and secretion of the thyroid hormone-binding protein, transthyretin by the choroid plexus. The secretion of transthyretin by the choroid plexus into the cerebrospinal fluid may have an important function in the transport of thyroxine from the blood to the brain. The transthyretin gene is expressed in the choroid plexus of most vertebrates and synthesis of this protein may have evolved in the brain before the liver.
authors.affiliation: Russell Grimwade School of Biochemistry, Melbourne University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Southwell
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Achen
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Harms
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Aldred
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Pettersson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schreiber
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011228:Prealbumin / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid
chemical_list: D011228:Prealbumin; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013974:Thyroxine