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Thyroglobulin (Tg) synthesis and Tg exocytosis\/endocytosis are critical for the functions of thyroid follicular cells, where primary cilia are relatively well preserved. LRP2\/megalin has been detected on the apical surface of absorptive epithelial cells, including thyrocytes. LRP2\/megalin on thyrocytes serves as a Tg receptor and can mediate Tg endocytosis. In this study, we investigated the role of primary cilia in LRP2\/megalin expression in thyroid gland stimulated with endogenous TSH using MMI-treated and <jats:italic>Tg-Cre;Ift88<jats:sup>flox\/flox<\/jats:sup><\/jats:italic> mice. LRP2\/megalin expression in thyroid follicles was higher in MMI-treated mice than in untreated control mice. MMI-treated mice exhibited a significant increase in ciliogenesis in thyroid follicular cells relative to untreated controls. Furthermore, MMI-induced ciliogenesis accompanied increases in LRP2\/megalin expression in thyroid follicular cells, in which LRP2\/megalin was localized to the primary cilium. By contrast, in <jats:italic>Tg-Cre;Ift88<jats:sup>flox\/flox<\/jats:sup><\/jats:italic> mice, thyroid with defective primary cilia expressed markedly lower levels of LRP2\/megalin. Serum Tg levels were elevated in MMI-treated mice and reduced in <jats:italic>Tg-Cre;Ift88<jats:sup>flox\/flox<\/jats:sup><\/jats:italic> mice. Taken together, these results indicate that defective ciliogenesis in murine thyroid follicular cells is associated with impaired LRP2\/megalin expression and reduced serum Tg levels. 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