... to the retinol-binding protein when it is loaded with retinol [1]. TTRis mainly expressed in the adult liver, the choroidplexus of the brain, and the retina [2,3]. TTR isinvolved in three ... SwedenTransthyretin (TTR) is a homotetrameric plasma pro-tein that binds and transports the thyroid hormones3,5,3¢-triiodo-l-thyronine and 3,5,3¢,5¢-tetraiodo-l-thyr-onine (thyroxine) and retinol by binding ... stability of pro-teins [38–40]. These include tighter hydrophobic packing of the protein core [41–43], increased electrostatic inter-actions on the surface of the protein [44,45], more pro-lines and...