The water soluble A subunit of the human TSH receptor has been shown to have an isoelectric point of 5. As both TSH and TSH receptor antibodies have isoelectric points in the region of 8–10, charge-charge interactions must be of major importance in the binding of hormone or antibody to the TSH receptor A subunit.
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© 1986 Plenum Publishing Corporation
1986
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