Gene Information
Gene NameSLC39A6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length755
Protein NamesZinc transporter ZIP6 (Estrogen-regulated protein LIV-1) (Solute carrier family 39 member 6) (Zrt- and Irt-like protein 6) (ZIP-6)
Target Namesolute carrier family 39 member 6
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000141424 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ13433
Gene CardSLC39A6
Uniprot IDQ13433
PfamPF02535
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.035332327)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC39A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC39A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC39A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC39A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc39a6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC39A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc39a6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SLC39A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSLC39A14, SLC39A10
ParalogsSLC39A4, SLC39A8, SLC39A5, SLC39A10, SLC39A12, SLC39A14
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in the breast, prostate, placenta, kidney, pituitary and corpus callosum. Weakly expressed in heart and intestine. Also highly expressed in cells derived from an adenocarcinoma of the cervix and lung carcinoma. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12839489}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1789528 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12839489};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12839489}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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