Rauf Latif, PhD Email Rauf Latif
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- Position
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease
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- Language
- English
Education
PhD, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences
, Indian Institute of Science
, Weizmann Institute of Science
Language
English
2003
Travel Award
The Endocrine Society
2000
Travel Award
The American Thyroid Association
1986
Five year Predoctoral Fellowship
University Grants Commission, India
The thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) expressed on the surface of thyroid epithelial cells is central to the regulation of thyroid growth, development and function. This unique GPCR undergoes complex post-translational processing such as intramolecular cleavage and oligomerization in addition to being localized to lipid rafts. Gaining insight into the regulation and signaling of this thyroid autoantigen is important pathophysiologically because of its extended presence in other extra-thyroidal tissues. Thus TSHR is important in thyroid autoimmunity, thyroid development and other extra-thyroidal conditions
Focus of the laboratory has been on understanding the role of these receptors in post-translational modifications and signaling. The receptors has also been a therapeutic target for the development of novel small molecules.
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