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Conserved charged amino acid residues in the extracellular region of sodium/iodide symporter are critical for iodide transport activity.
Journal of biomedical science - 23 Nov 2010
Li Chia-Cheng, Ho Tin-Yun, Kao Chia-Hung, Wu Shih-Lu, Liang Ji-An, Hsiang Chien-Yun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sodium/iodide symporter (NIS) mediates the active transport and accumulation of iodide from the blood into the thyroid gland. His-226 located in the extracellular region of NIS has been demonstrated to be critical for iodide transport in our previous study. The conserved charged amino acid residues in the extracellular region of NIS were therefore characterized in this study. METHODS: Fourteen charged...
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