Zinc transporter ZIP1

SLC39A1

Identifiers

Aliases, ZIP1, ZIRTL, solute carrier family 39 member 1

External IDsOMIM: ; MGI: ; HomoloGene: ; GeneCards: ; OMA:

Gene location ( Human )

Chr.Chromosome 1 (human)

Band 1q21.3 Start 153,959,099 bp

End153,968,184 bp

Gene location ( Mouse )

Chr.Chromosome 3 (mouse)

Band 3|3 F1 Start 90,155,479 bp

End90,160,919 bp

RNA expression pattern

HumanMouse (ortholog)placenta Achilles tendon upper lobe of left lung right lung stromal cell of endometrium gallbladder right adrenal gland left adrenal gland Descending thoracic aorta ascending aortaprostate umbilical cord epidermis lip uterus placenta urinary bladder gallbladder duodenum stomach

Human Mouse (ortholog)

placenta Achilles tendon upper lobe of left lung right lung stromal cell of endometrium gallbladder right adrenal gland left adrenal gland Descending thoracic aorta ascending aortaprostate umbilical cord epidermis lip uterus placenta urinary bladder gallbladder duodenum stomach

placenta Achilles tendon upper lobe of left lung right lung stromal cell of endometrium gallbladder right adrenal gland left adrenal gland Descending thoracic aorta ascending aorta

prostate umbilical cord epidermis lip uterus placenta urinary bladder gallbladder duodenum stomach

Gene ontologyMolecular functionCellular componentBiological processSources: /

Gene ontology

Molecular function

Cellular component

Biological process

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OrthologsSpeciesHumanMouseEntrez Ensembl UniProtRefSeq (mRNA)RefSeq (protein)Location (UCSC)PubMed search

Orthologs

Species Human Mouse

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Zinc transporter ZIP1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC39A1 gene.

The protein ZIP1 is responsible for the active transport of zinc into prostate cells. In many prostate cancers SLC39A1 is silenced causing prostate cancer cells to be low in zinc.

Zinc transporter ZIP1

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