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Gene information for SLC30A4 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID7782
Official gene symbolSLC30A4
Full namesolute carrier family 30 (zinc transporter), member 4
Aliases,ZNT4,
Gene summaryZinc is the second most abundant trace metal in the human body. It is an essential element, serving both a structural role, as in the formation of zinc fingers in DNA-binding proteins, and a catalytic role in metalloenzymes, such as pancreatic carboxypeptidases (e.g., MIM 114852), alkaline phosphatases (e.g., MIM 171760), various dehydrogenases, and superoxide dismutases (e.g., MIM 147450). SLC30A4, or ZNT4, belongs to the ZNT family of zinc transporters. ZNTs are involved in transporting zinc out of the cytoplasm and have similar structures, consisting of 6 transmembrane domains and a histidine-rich cytoplasmic loop (Huang and Gitschier, 1997 [PubMed 9354792]).[supplied by OMIM]
LocationChromosome: 15   Locus: 15q11.2-q21.3|15q21.
Gene position45815002 - 45774676  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size40327 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID602095