Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a member of the LIV-1 subfamily of the ZIP transporter family. The encoded transmembrane protein functions as a zinc transporter. Mutations in this gene have been associated with the spondylocheiro dysplastic form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Alternate transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2016].
UniProt Summary: Acts as a zinc-influx transporter. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21917916}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
Zip
GO Terms
zinc ion transmembrane transporter activity
zinc ion transmembrane transport
zinc ion transport
cellular zinc ion homeostasis
zinc ion homeostasis
response to zinc ion
integral component of Golgi membrane
cellular transition metal ion homeostasis
transition metal ion transport
transition metal ion homeostasis
connective tissue development
divalent metal ion transport
divalent inorganic cation transport
response to metal ion
cellular divalent inorganic cation homeostasis
divalent inorganic cation homeostasis
response to inorganic substance
cellular metal ion homeostasis
inorganic cation transmembrane transport
cation transmembrane transport
metal ion homeostasis
cellular cation homeostasis
metal ion transport
cellular ion homeostasis
inorganic ion transmembrane transport
perinuclear region of cytoplasm
cation homeostasis
inorganic ion homeostasis
cellular chemical homeostasis
ion homeostasis
cation transport
protein homodimerization activity
cellular homeostasis
ion transmembrane transport
Golgi apparatus
endoplasmic reticulum
chemical homeostasis
transmembrane transport
ion transport
homeostatic process
tissue development
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)