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To overcome the handicap of very low TSHR expression in thyroid cells, we generated a TSHR-expressing adenovirus (TSHR-Ad-RGD) with an integrin-binding RGD motif enabling efficient entry into cells lacking the coxsackie-adenovirus receptor. Two days after TSHR-Ad-RGD infection, [125I]TSH cross-linking to intact cells revealed uncleaved, single-chain TSHR as well as cleaved TSHR A subunits on the surface of all four thyroid cell types. The extent of TSHR cleavage, which is independent of the level of TSHR expression, was consistently lower in the human thyroid cancer cell lines than in the other cell lines. In flow cytometry studies after TSHR-Ad-RGD infection, strong signals were detected in all four thyroid cell types using a monoclonal antibody that primarily recognizes the uncleaved TSHR. Finally, using the same monoclonal antibody, confocal microscopy confirmed the presence of single-chain TSHR on TSHR-Ad-RGD-infected thyroid cells. In summary, TSH covalent cross-linking, flow cytometry, and confocal microscopy demonstrate the presence of uncleaved TSHR on the human thyrocyte surface. 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