SLC39A6

Zinc transporter ZIP6

Zinc transporter ZIP6

Protein found in humans

Zinc transporter ZIP6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC39A6 gene.[5][6][7]

Quick Facts SLC39A6, Identifiers ...

Zinc is an essential cofactor for hundreds of enzymes. It is involved in protein, nucleic acid, carbohydrate, and lipid metabolism, as well as in the control of gene transcription, growth, development, and differentiation. SLC39A6 belongs to a subfamily of proteins that show structural characteristics of zinc transporters (Taylor and Nicholson, 2003).[supplied by OMIM][7]

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References

  1. [1]
    GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000141424 – Ensembl, May 2017
  2. [2]
    GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000024270 – Ensembl, May 2017
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    "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. [4]
    "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. [5]
    Taylor KM, Nicholson RI (Mar 2003). "The LZT proteins; the LIV-1 subfamily of zinc transporters". Biochim Biophys Acta. 1611 (1–2): 16–30. doi:10.1016/S0005-2736(03)00048-8. PMID 12659941.
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    Taylor KM, Morgan HE, Johnson A, Hadley LJ, Nicholson RI (Sep 2003). "Structure-function analysis of LIV-1, the breast cancer-associated protein that belongs to a new subfamily of zinc transporters". Biochem J. 375 (Pt 1): 51–9. doi:10.1042/BJ20030478. PMC 1223660. PMID 12839489.
  7. [7]
    "Entrez Gene: SLC39A6 solute carrier family 39 (zinc transporter), member 6".

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