Iodotyrosine deiodinase 1

UniProtKB accession:  Q9DCX8

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UniProtKB description:  Catalyzes the dehalogenation of halotyrosines such as 3-bromo-L-tyrosine, 3-chloro-L-tyrosine, 3-iodo-L-tyrosine and 3,5-diiodo-L-tyrosine (By similarity). During thyroid hormone biosynthesis, facilitates iodide salvage by catalysing the oxidative NADPH-dependent deiodination of the halogenated by-products of thyroid hormone production, monoiodotyrosine (L-MIT) and diiodotyrosine (L-DIT) (PubMed:22238141). The scavanged iodide can then reenter the hormone-producing pathways (By similarity). Acts more efficiently on 3-iodo-L-tyrosine than 3,5-diiodo-L-tyrosine (By similarity).