Decreased expression of retinoid X receptor isoforms in human thyroid carcinomas
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Endocrine Society, Takiyama, Yumi ; Miyokawa, Naoyuki ; Sugawara, Akira ; Kato, Shizuo ; Ito, Koichi ; Sato, Keisuke ; Oikawa, Kensuke ; Kobayashi, Hiroya ; Kimura, Shoji ; Tateno, Masatoshi, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 89(11), 2004, 5851-5861.authorRetinoid X receptors (RXRs) are ligand-inducible transcription factors that belong to the superfamily of nuclear hormone receptors. Because RXRs heterodimerize with thyroid hormone receptor, retinoic acid receptor, vitamin D(3) receptor, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor, they play central roles in regulating a number of signaling pathways. To understand the roles of RXRs in human thyroid carcinogenesis, we have investigated the immunohistochemical expression of RXRs in normal and neoplastic thyroid tissues. Whereas nontumorous human thyroid cells exhibited distinct nuclear staining for the RXRs, thyroid carcinomas showed decreased nuclear expression of all three RXR isoforms. In particular, some thyroid carcinoma cells showed intense RXR-alpha cytoplasmic staining accompanied by decreased immunoreactivity in their nuclei. This subcellular localization of RXR-alpha was confirmed by Western blot analysis, which showed both lower nuclear expression levels of RXR-alpha and a cytosolic presence of RXR-related protein in neoplastic regions. We present here, for the first time, the histological distribution of each RXR protein (alpha, beta, and gamma) in human thyroid follicular cells. In addition, we found that the nuclear expression of RXRs was lower in thyroid carcinomas than in normal tissue. The differential expressions of these RXRs in thyroid carcinomas might be implicated in the pathogenesis of thyroid cancers.
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