Gene Information
Gene NameSLC39A12
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length691
Protein NamesZinc transporter ZIP12 (LIV-1 subfamily of ZIP zinc transporter 8) (LZT-Hs8) (Solute carrier family 39 member 12) (Zrt- and Irt-like protein 12) (ZIP-12)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age886 ( ENSG00000148482 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ504Y0
Gene CardSLC39A12
Uniprot IDQ504Y0
PfamPF02535; PF18292
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.460722722)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC39A12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC39A12 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC39A12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC39A12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc39a12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC39A12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc39a12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SLC39A12 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSLC39A8, SLC39A4
ParalogsSLC39A6, SLC39A4, SLC39A8, SLC39A5, SLC39A10, SLC39A14
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex, medulla.oblongata
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in brain and eye. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12107410, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15342556}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs10764176  rs7899328  rs2478568  rs11011935 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane {ECO:0000305};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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