Species Human Entrez 27173 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000143570 | |
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Aliases SLC39A1, ZIP1, ZIRTL, solute carrier family 39 member 1 External IDs MGI: 1353474 HomoloGene: 40906 GeneCards: SLC39A1 | ||
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.
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