Tissue Specificity | Expressed in placenta and several fetal tissues. |
Function | Responsible for the deiodination of T4 (3,5,3',5'-tetraiodothyronine) into RT3 (3,3',5'-triiodothyronine) and of T3 (3,5,3'-triiodothyronine) into T2 (3,3'-diiodothyronine). RT3 and T2 are inactive metabolites. May play a role in preventing premature exposure of developing fetal tissues to adult levels of thyroid hormones. Can regulate circulating fetal thyroid hormone concentrations throughout gestation. Essential role for regulation of thyroid hormone inactivation during embryological development. |
Protein Name | Thyroxine 5-Deiodinase5diiiDioiiiType 3 DiType Iii Iodothyronine Deiodinase |
Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-350864 |
Cellular Localisation | Cell MembraneSingle-Pass Type Ii Membrane ProteinEndosome Membrane |
Alternative Antibody Names | Anti-Thyroxine 5-Deiodinase antibodyAnti-5diii antibodyAnti-Dioiii antibodyAnti-Type 3 Di antibodyAnti-Type Iii Iodothyronine Deiodinase antibodyAnti-DIO3 antibodyAnti-ITDI3 antibodyAnti-TXDI3 antibody |
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