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MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 24, Issue 6, Pages 1267-1273Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1210/me.2010-0056
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We recently reported on the overexpression of Runx2 (Cbfa1/AML3), an osteoblast-specific transcription factor, in human papillary thyroid cancer tissues. We report here that normal thyrocytes also express Runx2 and that Runx2(+/-) mice are in a hypothyroid state. To clarify the mechanism, we studied the effects of small interfering RNA-mediated silencing of Runx2 on thyroid-specific gene expression in FRTL-5 cells. Lowering the levels of Runx2 had no effect on the amount of Na+/I- symporter mRNA but markedly decreased the amount of thyroglobulin (Tg) mRNA. A Runx2 binding consensus sequence is present on the Tg gene promoter, and gel-shift assay revealed that Runx2 binds to this region. Reporter assay showed that deletion of the region or introduction of a mutation into the binding site significantly impairs promoter function. These results indicate that Runx2 deficiency in mice causes decreased Tg expression and a novel type of hypothyroidism. (Molecular Endocrinology 24: 1267-1273, 2010)
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