We report that long-chain fatty acyl-CoAs are potent inhibitors of the thyroid hormone (T3) receptor isolated from rat liver nuclei. Both saturated and unsaturated fatty acyl-CoAs were similarly potent. Fifty per cent inhibition of T3 binding by the receptor was observed at an oleoyl-CoA concentration as low as 1.3 microM, and the affinity of oleoyl-CoA for the receptor (Ki) was estimated to be 0.45 microM. Fatty acyl-CoAs also promoted dissociation of the hormone bound to the receptor. The action of fatty acyl-CoAs was competitive for the hormone binding site, resulting in a reduction in the receptor's affinity for T3. These observations suggest that fatty acyl-CoAs modulate the binding of the thyroid hormone to its nuclear receptor, in vitro. Whether or not such events occur in vivo remains to be determined.
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Li et al. (1990) studied this question.