RNA targeting and gene editing strategies for transthyretin amyloidosis

A Ioannou, M Fontana, JD Gillmore - BioDrugs, 2023 - Springer
Transthyretin (TTR) is a tetrameric protein synthesized primarily by the liver. TTR can misfold
into pathogenic ATTR amyloid fibrils that deposit in the nerves and heart, causing a …

A narrative review of the role of transthyretin in health and disease

MA Liz, T Coelho, V Bellotti, MI Fernandez-Arias… - Neurology and …, 2020 - Springer
Transthyretin (TTR) is a tetrameric transport protein highly conserved through vertebrate
evolution and synthesized in the liver, choroid plexus, and retinal pigment epithelium. TTR …

Molecular mechanisms of cardiac amyloidosis

Y Saito, K Nakamura, H Ito - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cardiac involvement has a profound effect on the prognosis of patients with systemic
amyloidosis. Therapeutic methods for suppressing the production of causative proteins have …

Transthyretin: a multifaceted protein

M Vieira, MJ Saraiva - Biomolecular concepts, 2014 - degruyter.com
Transthyretin is a highly conserved homotetrameric protein, mainly synthetized by the liver
and the choroid plexus of brain. The carrier role of TTR is well-known; however, many other …

Transthyretin: from structural stability to osteoarticular and cardiovascular diseases

E Wieczorek, A Ożyhar - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Transthyretin (TTR) is a tetrameric protein transporting hormones in the plasma and brain,
which has many other activities that have not been fully acknowledged. TTR is a positive …

[HTML][HTML] Transthyretin participates in beta-amyloid transport from the brain to the liver-involvement of the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1?

M Alemi, C Gaiteiro, CA Ribeiro, LM Santos… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Transthyretin (TTR) binds Aβ peptide, preventing its deposition and toxicity. TTR is
decreased in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. Additionally, AD transgenic mice with only …

Undiscovered roles for transthyretin: from a transporter protein to a new therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

T Gião, J Saavedra, E Cotrina, J Quintana… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Transthyretin (TTR), an homotetrameric protein mainly synthesized by the liver and the
choroid plexus, and secreted into the blood and the cerebrospinal fluid, respectively, has …

Modulation of the mechanisms driving transthyretin amyloidosis

F Bezerra, MJ Saraiva, MR Almeida - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Transthyretin (TTR) amyloidoses are systemic diseases associated with TTR aggregation
and extracellular deposition in tissues as amyloid. The most frequent and severe forms of …

The diversity of mechanisms influenced by transthyretin in neurobiology: development, disease and endocrine disruption

B Alshehri, DG D'Souza, JY Lee… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Transthyretin (TTR) is a protein that binds and distributes thyroid hormones (TH s). TTR
synthesised in the liver is secreted into the bloodstream and distributes TH s around the …

The role of transthyretin in cell biology: impact on human pathophysiology

J Magalhães, J Eira, MA Liz - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Transthyretin (TTR) is an extracellular protein mainly produced in the liver and choroid
plexus, with a well-stablished role in the transport of thyroxin and retinol throughout the body …