Zinc transporter SLC39A7

Zinc transporter SLC39A7 (ZIP7), also known as solute carrier family 39 member 7, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC39A7 gene.[5][6][7] Its fruit fly orthologue is Catsup.

SLC39A7
Identifiers
AliasesSLC39A7, D6S115E, D6S2244E, H2-KE4, HKE4, KE4, RING5, ZIP7, solute carrier family 39 member 7
External IDsOMIM: 601416 MGI: 95909 HomoloGene: 5072 GeneCards: SLC39A7
Gene location (Human)
Chr.Chromosome 6 (human)[1]
Band6p21.32Start33,200,445 bp[1]
End33,204,439 bp[1]
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

7922

14977

Ensembl

ENSMUSG00000024327

UniProt

Q92504

Q31125

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_006979
NM_001077516
NM_001288777

NM_001077709
NM_008202

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001070984
NP_001275706
NP_008910
NP_001070984.1
NP_008910.2

NP_001071177
NP_032228

Location (UCSC)Chr 6: 33.2 – 33.2 MbChr 17: 34.03 – 34.03 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Function

Zinc is an essential cofactor for more than 50 classes 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. Zinc cannot passively diffuse across cell membranes and requires specific transporters, such as SLC39A7, to enter the cytosol from both the extracellular environment and from intracellular storage compartments.[7]

ZIP7 is a membrane transport protein of the endoplasmic reticulum.[8] Phosphorylation of ZIP7 by casein kinase 2 stimulates the release of zinc ions from the endoplasmic reticulum[9] This provides a signal transduction pathway by which activation of cell surface receptors such as the epidermal growth factor receptor can regulate the activity of downstream phosphatases and kinases.

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See also

References

  1. ENSG00000229802, ENSG00000226614, ENSG00000112473, ENSG00000206288, ENSG00000224399 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000227402, ENSG00000229802, ENSG00000226614, ENSG00000112473, ENSG00000206288, ENSG00000224399 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000024327 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Ando A, Kikuti YY, Shigenari A, Kawata H, Okamoto N, Shiina T, Chen L, Ikemura T, Abe K, Kimura M, Inoko H (Dec 1996). "cDNA cloning of the human homologues of the mouse Ke4 and Ke6 genes at the centromeric end of the human MHC region". Genomics. 35 (3): 600–2. doi:10.1006/geno.1996.0405. PMID 8812499.
  6. Hanson IM, Trowsdale J (Aug 1991). "Colinearity of novel genes in the class II regions of the MHC in mouse and human". Immunogenetics. 34 (1): 5–11. doi:10.1007/BF00212306. PMID 1855816.
  7. "Entrez Gene: SLC39A7 solute carrier family 39 (zinc transporter), member 7".
  8. Taylor KM, Morgan HE, Johnson A, Nicholson RI (2004). "Structure‒function analysis of HKE4, a member of the new LIV-1 subfamily of zinc transporters". Biochemical Journal. 377 (Pt 1): 131–139. doi:10.1042/BJ20031183. PMC 1223853. PMID 14525538.
  9. Taylor KM, Kille P, Hogstrand C (2012). "Protein kinase CK2 opens the gate for zinc signaling". Cell Cycle. 11 (10): 1863–1864. doi:10.4161/cc.20414. PMC 3359116. PMID 22580452.

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