Na+ coordination at the Na2 site of the Na+/I− symporter
Ferrandino G, Nicola JP, Sánchez YE, Echeverria I, Liu Y, Amzel LM, Carrasco N. Na+ coordination at the Na2 site of the Na+/I− symporter. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: e5379-e5388. PMID: 27562170, PMCID: PMC5027462, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1607231113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNa2 siteActive I(-) transportThyroid hormone biosynthesisSodium/iodide symporterSLC5 familyGreat medical relevanceSame foldPlasma membraneHormone biosynthesisDependent transportersSimilar functionsMedical relevanceTransportersMechanistic insightsWhole cellsBinding sitesResiduesSymporterI- transportS353Side chainsT354SitesBiosynthesisIons bind