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Facts about Sodium/iodide cotransporter.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | SLC5A5 |
| Uniprot: | Q92911 |
| Entrez: | 6528 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| sodium:solute symporter (SSF) (TC 2.A.21) family |

Na(+)/I(-) cotransporter; Na(+)/I(-) symporter; NIS; NISNa(+)/I(-)-symporter; SLC5A5; sodium/iodide cotransporter; Sodium-iodide symporter; solute carrier family 5 (sodium iodide symporter), member 5; Solute carrier family 5 member 5; TDH1
Mass (kDA):
68.666 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 19p13.11 |
| Sequence: | 19; NC_000019.10 (17871394..17895175) |
Expression is primarily in thyroid tissue, but also to a lower extent in mammary gland and ovary. Expression is reduced in tumors.
Membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.




PMID: 8806637 by Smanik P.A., et al. Cloning of the human sodium iodide symporter.
PMID: 9329364 by Saito T., et al. Increased expression of the Na+/I- symporter in cultured human thyroid cells exposed to thyrotropin and in Graves' thyroid tissue.