Zinc transporter protein
Zinc transporter proteins, or simply zinc transporters, are membrane transport proteins of the solute carrier family which control the membrane transport of zinc and regulate its intracellular and cytoplasmic concentrations.[1] They include two major groups: (1) the zinc transporter (ZnT) or solute carrier 30 (SLC30) family, which controls the efflux of zinc from the cytoplasm out of the cell and from the cytoplasm into vesicles; and (2) the zinc importer, Zrt- and Irt-like protein (ZIP), or solute carrier 39A (SLC39A) family, which controls the influx of zinc into the cytoplasm from outside of the cell and from vesicles.[1]
At least one zinc transporter, ZIP9, is also a G protein-coupled receptor and membrane androgen receptor.[2]
Families
ZnT (SLC30)
ZnT1, ZnT2, ZnT3, ZnT4, ZnT5, ZnT6, ZnT7, ZnT8, ZnT9, ZnT10
ZIP (SLC39A)
ZIP1, ZIP2, ZIP3, ZIP4, ZIP5, ZIP6, ZIP7, ZIP8, ZIP9, ZIP10, ZIP11, ZIP12, ZIP13, ZIP14
References
- 1 2 Hara T, Takeda TA, Takagishi T, Fukue K, Kambe T, Fukada T (2017). "Physiological roles of zinc transporters: molecular and genetic importance in zinc homeostasis". J Physiol Sci. 67 (2): 283–301. PMID 28130681. doi:10.1007/s12576-017-0521-4.
- ↑ Thomas P, Converse A, Berg HA (2017). "ZIP9, a novel membrane androgen receptor and zinc transporter protein". Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. PMID 28479083. doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.04.016.