located in the basolateral end of the thyroid follicular cells; involved in the biosynthesis of triiodothyronine & thyroxine; amino acid sequence known; RefSeq NM_000453 (human), NM_053248 (mouse), NM_052983 (rat)
Also Known As:
sodium iodide symporter; NIS protein; NIS protein, human; NIS protein, mouse; Na(+),I(-)-cotransporter; Nis protein, rat; SLC5A5 protein, human; Slc5a5 protein, mouse; Slc5a5 protein, rat; sodium-iodide cotransporter; solute carrier family 5 (sodium iodide symporter), member 5 protein, human; solute carrier family 5 (sodium iodide symporter), member 5 protein, mouse; solute carrier family 5 (sodium iodide symporter), member 5 protein, rat; thyroid iodide transporter