Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10797971 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes 2011 13 Pages PDF
Abstract
►The human sodium/iodide symporter (NIS) has been purified for the first time. ►NIS protein exists mainly as a dimer that is stabilised by a disulfide bridge. ►A proteolytic C-terminal fragment of NIS is present in quantity in various species. ►Co-expression of C- and N-terminal fragments reconstitute a functional NIS.
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