Emerging role of T3-binding protein μ-crystallin (CRYM) in health and disease
Abstract
Thyroid hormones are essential metabolic and developmental regulators that exert a huge variety of effects in different organs. Triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) are synthesized in the thyroid gland and constitute unique iodine-containing hormones that are constantly regulated by a homeostatic feedback mechanism. T3/T4 activity in cells is mainly determined by specific transporters, cytosolic binding proteins, deiodinases (DIOs), and nuclear receptors. Modulation of intracellular T3/T4 level contributes to the maintenance of this regulatory feedback. μ-Crystallin (CRYM) is an important intracellular high-affinity T3-binding protein that buffers the amount of T3 freely available in the cytosol, thereby controlling its action. In this review, we focus on the molecular and pathological properties of CRYM in thyroid hormone signaling, with emphasis on its critical role in malignancies.
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Crym encodes a protein that regulates the amount of freely available thyroid hormone Triiodothyronine (T3) in cytosol.
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- Authors
- Aksoy, O., Hantusch, B., & Kenner, L.
- Affiliations
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (AT)
- Venue
- Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022-12
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 804-816
- ISSN
- 1043-2760 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4308207936
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2
- FWCI
- 0.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Estrogen and related hormone effects
- Keywords
- CRYM, triiodothyronine, thyroid hormone signaling, thyroid hormone transporters, deiodinases, thyroid hormone homeostasis, thyroid hormone resistance, thyroid cancer
- MeSH terms
- mu-Crystallins, Carrier Proteins, Crystallins, Humans, Thyroid Hormones, Thyroxine, Triiodothyronine
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