Endocrine Journal
Online ISSN : 1348-4540
Print ISSN : 0918-8959
ISSN-L : 0918-8959

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Regulation of solute carrier family 26 member 7 (Slc26a7) by thyroid stimulating hormone in thyrocytes
Yuta TanimuraMitsuo KiriyaAkira KawashimaHitomi MoriYuqian LuoTetsuo KondoKoichi Suzuki
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キーワード: SLC26A7, SLC5A5, SLC26A4, TSH, Thyroid
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論文ID: EJ20-0502

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Iodine transportation is an important step in thyroid hormone biosynthesis. Uptake of iodine into the thyroid follicle is mediated mainly by the basolateral sodium–iodide symporter (NIS or solute carrier family 5 member 5: SLC5A5), and iodine efflux across the apical membrane into the follicular lumen is mediated by pendrin (SLC26A4). In addition to these transporters, SLC26A7, which has recently been identified as a causative gene for congenital hypothyroidism, was found to encode a novel apical iodine transporter in the thyroid. Although SLC5A5 and SLC26A4 have been well-characterized, little is known about SLC26A7, including its regulation by TSH, the central hormone regulator of thyroid function. Using rat thyroid FRTL-5 cells, we showed that the mRNA levels of Slc26a7 and Slc26a4, two apical iodine transporters responsible for iodine efflux, were suppressed by TSH, whereas the mRNA level of Slc5a5 was induced. Forskolin and dibutyryl cAMP (dbcAMP) had the same effect as that of TSH on the mRNA levels of these transporters. TSH, forskolin and dbcAMP also had suppressive effects on SLC26A7 promoter activity, as assessed by luciferase reporter gene assays, and protein levels, as determined by Western blot analysis. TSH, forskolin and dbcAMP also induced strong localization of Slc26a7 to the cell membrane according to immunofluorescence staining and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Together, these results suggest that TSH suppresses the expression level of Slc26a7 but induces its accumulation at the cell membrane, where it functions as an iodine transporter.

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