Pendrin

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Pendrin is an

anion exchange protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC26A4 gene (solute carrier family 26, member 4).[1][2]
Pendrin was initially identified as a sodium-independent chloride-iodide exchanger
Band 3 transport protein found in red blood cells. Pendrin is the protein which is mutated in Pendred syndrome, which is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by sensorineural hearing loss, goiter and a partial organification problem detectable by a positive perchlorate test.[6]

Pendrin is responsible for mediating the

plasma membrane in the chloride cells of freshwater fish
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By

phylogenetic analysis, pendrin has been found to be a close relative of prestin
present on the hair cells or organ of corti in the inner ear. Prestin is primarily an electromechanical transducer but pendrin is an ion transporter.

Function

Pendrin is an ion exchanger found in many types of cells in the body. High levels of pendrin expression have been identified in the inner ear and thyroid. In the thyroid, pendrin mediates a component of the efflux of iodide across the apical membrane of the thyrocyte, which is critical for the formation of thyroid hormone.

cortical collecting duct where it is involved in bicarbonate secretion.[11][12]

Thyroid hormone synthesis
, with Pendrin seen at center between the follicular colloid and the follicular cell.

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene are associated with

SLC26A3 gene; they have similar genomic structures and this gene is located 3' of the SLC26A3 gene. The encoded protein has homology to sulfate transporters.[1]

Another little-understood role of pendrin is in airway hyperreactivity and inflammation, as during asthma attacks and allergic reactions. Expression of pendrin in the lung increases in response to allergens and high concentrations of IL-13,[14][15] and overexpression of pendrin results in airway inflammation, hyperreactivity, and increased mucus production.[16][17] These symptoms could result from pendrin's effects on ion concentration in the airway surface liquid, possibly causing the liquid to be less hydrated.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: SLC26A4 solute carrier family 26, member 4".
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