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SLC39A12 solute carrier family 39 member 12

Gene ID: 221074, updated on 17-Sep-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: ZIP12; ZIP-12; LZT-Hs8; bA570F3.1

Summary

Zinc is an essential cofactor for hundreds 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. SLC39A12 belongs to a subfamily of proteins that show structural characteristics of zinc transporters (Taylor and Nicholson, 2003 [PubMed 12659941]).[supplied by OMIM, Aug 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
10p12.33
Sequence:
Chromosome: 10; NC_000010.11 (17951918..18043285)
Total number of exons:
13

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