Na-K-Cl transporter in the ASCENDING LIMB OF LOOP OF HENLE. It mediates active reabsorption of sodium chloride and is inhibited by LOOP DIURETICS such as FUROSEMIDE; and BUMETANIDE. Mutations in the gene encoding SLC12A1 are associated with a BARTTER SYNDROME.
Also Known As:
Solute Carrier Family 12, Member 1; BSC1 Transport Protein; Bumetanide-Sensitive Sodium-(Potassium)-Chloride Cotransporter 2; Kidney-Specific Na-K-Cl Symporter; NKCC2 Cotransporter; NKCC2 Protein; SLC12A1 Cotransporter; SLC12A1 Protein; Cotransporter, NKCC2; Cotransporter, SLC12A1; Kidney Specific Na K Cl Symporter; Na-K-Cl Symporter, Kidney-Specific; Protein, BSC1 Transport; Protein, NKCC2; Protein, SLC12A1; Symporter, Kidney-Specific Na-K-Cl; Transport Protein, BSC1