Homo sapiens Gene: SLC39A2
Summary
InnateDB Gene IDBG-2438.6
Last Modified 2014-10-13 [Report errors or provide feedback]
Gene Symbol SLC39A2
Gene Name solute carrier family 39 (zinc transporter), member 2
Synonyms
Species Homo sapiens
Ensembl Gene ENSG00000165794
Encoded Proteins
solute carrier family 39 (zinc transporter), member 2
solute carrier family 39 (zinc transporter), member 2
Protein Structure
Useful resources Stemformatics EHFPI ImmGen
Entrez Gene
Summary This gene encodes a member of the ZIP family of metal ion transporters. The encoded protein functions as a zinc transporter. Mutations in this gene may be associated with susceptibility to carotid artery disease. Multiple transcript variants have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2010]
Gene Information
Type Protein coding
Genomic Location Chromosome 14:20999255-21001871
Strand Forward strand
Band q11.2
Transcripts
ENST00000298681 ENSP00000298681
ENST00000554422 ENSP00000452568
ENST00000554128
Interactions
Number of Interactions This gene and/or its encoded proteins are associated with 0 experimentally validated interaction(s) in this database.
Gene Ontology

Molecular Function
Accession GO Term
GO:0005385 zinc ion transmembrane transporter activity
GO:0046873 metal ion transmembrane transporter activity
Biological Process
GO:0006829 zinc ion transport
GO:0030001 metal ion transport
GO:0055085 transmembrane transport
Cellular Component
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
GO:0005887 integral component of plasma membrane
GO:0016020 membrane
GO:0016023 cytoplasmic membrane-bounded vesicle
Orthologs
Species
Mus musculus
Bos taurus
Gene ID
Gene Order
Not yet available
Pathways
NETPATH
REACTOME
Zinc influx into cells by the SLC39 gene family pathway
Metal ion SLC transporters pathway
Transport of glucose and other sugars, bile salts and organic acids, metal ions and amine compounds pathway
Transmembrane transport of small molecules pathway
Zinc transporters pathway
SLC-mediated transmembrane transport pathway
KEGG
INOH
PID NCI
Cross-References
SwissProt
TrEMBL
UniProt Splice Variant
Entrez Gene
UniGene Hs.175783
RefSeq NM_001256588 NM_014579
HUGO
OMIM
CCDS CCDS58303 CCDS9563
HPRD 15385
IMGT
EMBL
GenPept
RNA Seq Atlas