Zinc transporter ZIP2

SLC39A2
Identifiers
Aliases	SLC39A2, 6A1, ETI-1, ZIP-2, ZIP2, solute carrier family 39 member 2
External IDs	OMIM: 612166; MGI: 2684326; HomoloGene: 40957; GeneCards: SLC39A2; OMA:SLC39A2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 14 (human)
End	21,001,871 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 14 (mouse)
End	52,134,202 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	skin of abdomen; ; skin of leg; ; epithelium of esophagus; ; gingival epithelium; ; vulva; ; cervix epithelium; ; skin of arm; ; seminal vesicula; ; vagina; ; palpebral conjunctiva;
	Top expressed in
	cervix; ; lip; ; gastrula; ; decidua; ; vestibular membrane of cochlear duct; ; olfactory epithelium; ; blastocyst; ; morula; ; neural layer of retina; ; primary visual cortex;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	metal ion transmembrane transporter activity; zinc ion transmembrane transporter activity;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; plasma membrane; integral component of plasma membrane; membrane; cytoplasmic vesicle;
Biological process	metal ion transport; zinc ion transport; ion transport; zinc ion transmembrane transport; transmembrane transport;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	29986
	214922
	ENSG00000165794
	ENSMUSG00000072572
	Q9NP94
	G3X943
	NM_014579; NM_001256588
	NM_001039676
	NP_001243517; NP_055394
	NP_001034765
	Wikidata
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Zinc transporter ZIP2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC39A2 gene.