2014
Physiological sodium concentrations enhance the iodide affinity of the Na+/I− symporter
Nicola JP, Carrasco N, Mario Amzel L. Physiological sodium concentrations enhance the iodide affinity of the Na+/I− symporter. Nature Communications 2014, 5: 3948. PMID: 24888603, PMCID: PMC4248369, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4948.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
The Na+/I− symporter (NIS) mediates electroneutral active transport of the environmental pollutant perchlorate
Dohán O, Portulano C, Basquin C, Reyna-Neyra A, Amzel LM, Carrasco N. The Na+/I− symporter (NIS) mediates electroneutral active transport of the environmental pollutant perchlorate. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 20250-20255. PMID: 18077370, PMCID: PMC2154417, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0707207104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsI- uptakeExposure of newbornsDifferent stoichiometriesIodine-containing thyroid hormonesPublic health impactStoichiometryMaternal milkLactating breastPerchlorateGreater health risksThyroid hormonesEnvironmental pollutant perchlorateDifferent substratesCNS developmentSuch exposureU.S. populationProper CNS developmentCompetitive inhibitorHealth impactsNewbornsKey plasma membrane proteinThyroidBreastHealth risksAnionsAmino Acid Residues in Transmembrane Segment IX of the Na+/I– Symporter Play a Role in Its Na+ Dependence and Are Critical for Transport Activity*
De la Vieja A, Reed MD, Ginter CS, Carrasco N. Amino Acid Residues in Transmembrane Segment IX of the Na+/I– Symporter Play a Role in Its Na+ Dependence and Are Critical for Transport Activity*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2007, 282: 25290-25298. PMID: 17606623, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m700147200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane/cytosol interfaceActive I(-) transportAmino acid residuesPlasma membrane glycoproteinsBinding/translocationProtein familySegment IXNIS mutationPosition 354Asp-369NIS functionAcid residuesTransport activityMembrane glycoproteinsAmino acidsFunctional significanceResiduesSymporterI- transportKey roleSide chainsTranslocationTransportersThrHelix
1999
Escape from the acute Wolff-Chaikoff effect is associated with a decrease in thyroid sodium/iodide symporter messenger ribonucleic acid and protein.
Eng P, Cardona G, Fang S, Previti M, Alex S, Carrasco N, Chin W, Braverman L. Escape from the acute Wolff-Chaikoff effect is associated with a decrease in thyroid sodium/iodide symporter messenger ribonucleic acid and protein. Endocrinology 1999, 140: 3404-10. PMID: 10433193, DOI: 10.1210/endo.140.8.6893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute Wolff-Chaikoff effectThyroid peroxidase mRNANIS mRNAIodide administrationWolff-Chaikoff effectThyroid peroxidaseIodide transportTSH receptorNIS proteinIodide ingestionIntrathyroidal iodine contentIodine-induced hypothyroidismSerum TSH levelsOrganification of iodideAcute experimentsIodide-induced changesMessenger ribonucleic acidPlasma iodide levelsTSH levelsHashimoto's thyroiditisChronic experimentsSerum T4Plasma iodide concentrationsSodium/iodide symporterHormone measurements