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Sodium-Iodide Symporters MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Sodium-Iodide Symporters
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.157.530.450.625.531
D12.776.543.585.450.625.594
Unique ID
D000099209
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000099209
Scope Note
Proteins that cotransport sodium ions and iodide ions across cellular membranes. They function in the biosynthesis of TRIIODOTHYRONINE and THYROXINE.
Entry Term(s)
NIS Protein
Na(+),I(-)-Cotransporter
Sodium Iodide Symporter
Sodium-Iodide Cotransporter
Sodium-Iodide Symporter
Thyroid Iodide Transporter
Registry Numbers
4XE5NDT4K1
Public MeSH Note
2026; SODIUM-IODIDE SYMPORTERS was indexed under SYMPORTERS 2001-2025, and under CARRIER PROTEINS and MEMBRANE PROTEINS 1991-2001
History Note
2026 (1991)
Date Introduced
2026/01/01
Last Updated
2026/01/01
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