SLC39: The metal ion transporter family

Human Gene

Name

Protein

Name

Aliases

Predominant Substrates

Transport type

Tissue distribution and cellular / subcellular expression

Link to disease #)

Human gene locus

Sequence

Accession

ID

SLC39A1

ZIP1

 

ZIRTL

Zinc

Unknown

Widespread / plasma membrane and intracellular vesicles

None known

1q21

NM_014437

SLC39A2

ZIP2

 

6A1

Zinc

Unknown

a Prostate, uterus, cervical epithelium, optic nerve, monocytes, / plasma membrane

None known

14q11.1

NM_014579

SLC39A3

ZIP3

 

Unknown

Unknown

a Widespread

None known

19p13.3

NM_144564

SLC39A4

ZIP4

 

Zinc

Unknown

Small intestine, stomach, colon, cecum, kidney / plasma membrane

acrodermatitis enteropathica

8q24.3

NM_017767

SLC39A5

ZIP5

 

Unknown

Unknown

a Kidney, liver, spleen, colon, stomach, pancreas/ basolateral

None known

12q13.13

NM_173596

SLC39A6

LIV-1

 

Unknown

Unknown

a Widespread / unknown

None known

18q12.1

NM_012319

SLC39A7

KE4

 

Manganese

Unknown

a Widespread / endoplasmic reticulum

None known

6p21.3

NM_006979

SLC39A8

BIGM103

 

Zinc

Unknown

a Widespread / unknown

None known

4q22-q24

NM_022154

SLC39A9

 

 

Unknown

Unknown

a Widespread / unknown

None known

14q24.1

NM_018375

SLC39A10

 

 

Unknown

Unknown

a Widespread / unknown

None known

2q33.1

NM_020342

SLC39A11

 

 

Unknown

Unknown

a Widespread / unknown

None known

17q25.1

NM_139177

SLC39A12

 

 

Unknown

Unknown

a brain, lung, testis, retina / unknown

None known

10p12.33

NM_152725

SLC39A13

 

 

Unknown

Unknown

a Widespread / unknown

None known

11p11.12

NM_152264

SLC39A14

ZIP14

 

Zinc

Unknown

a Widespread / plasma membrane

None known

8p21.2

NM_015359

a based in part or in toto on representations in Unigene EST database




References:

Original version of the SLC table:

Eide DJ. The SLC39 family of metal ion transporters. Pflugers Arch. 2004 Feb;447(5):796-800.



Nakano A, Nakano H, Nomura K, Toyomaki Y, Hanada K. Novel SLC39A4 mutations in acrodermatitis enteropathica. J Invest Dermatol. 2003 Jun;120(6):963-6.