Zinc transporter ZIP9

SLC39A9
Identifiers
Aliases	SLC39A9, ZIP-9, ZIP9, solute carrier family 39 member 9
External IDs	MGI: 1914820; HomoloGene: 6935; GeneCards: SLC39A9; OMA:SLC39A9 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 14 (human)
End	69,462,390 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 12 (mouse)
End	80,730,116 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	parotid gland; ; jejunal mucosa; ; corpus epididymis; ; mucosa of sigmoid colon; ; skin of thigh; ; islet of Langerhans; ; caput epididymis; ; stromal cell of endometrium; ; palpebral conjunctiva; ; skin of hip;
	Top expressed in
	lacrimal gland; ; salivary gland; ; epithelium of stomach; ; submandibular gland; ; duodenum; ; large intestine; ; colon; ; molar; ; parotid gland; ; jejunum;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	metal ion transmembrane transporter activity;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; membrane;
Biological process	metal ion transport; zinc ion transport; ion transport; transmembrane transport;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	55334
	328133
	ENSG00000029364
	ENSMUSG00000048833
	Q9NUM3
	Q8BFU1
NM_001252148; NM_001252150; NM_001252151; NM_001252152; NM_018375;
	NM_001330185
	NM_026244
NP_001239077; NP_001239079; NP_001239080; NP_001239081; NP_001317114;
	NP_060845
	NP_080520
	Wikidata
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Zinc transporter ZIP9, also known as Zrt- and Irt-like protein 9 (ZIP9) and solute carrier family 39 member 9, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC39A9 gene. This protein is the 9th member out of 14 ZIP family proteins, which is a membrane androgen receptor (mAR) coupled to G proteins, and also classified as a zinc transporter protein. ZIP family proteins transport zinc metal from the extracellular environment into cells through cell membrane.