Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 25800
Gene name Solute carrier family 39 member 6
Gene symbol SLC39A6
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
LIV-1LIV1ZIP6
Chromosome 18
Chromosome location 18q12.2
Summary Zinc is an essential cofactor for hundreds of enzymes. It is involved in protein, nucleic acid, carbohydrate, and lipid metabolism, as well as in the control of gene transcription, growth, development, and differentiation. SLC39A6 belongs to a subfamily o
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT028339 hsa-miR-32-5p Sequencing 20371350
MIRT029131 hsa-miR-26b-5p Microarray 19088304
MIRT545425 hsa-miR-7849-3p PAR-CLIP 21572407
MIRT545416 hsa-miR-101-3p PAR-CLIP 21572407
MIRT545424 hsa-miR-144-3p PAR-CLIP 21572407
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001837 Process Epithelial to mesenchymal transition IDA 23919497
GO:0001837 Process Epithelial to mesenchymal transition IEA
GO:0001837 Process Epithelial to mesenchymal transition ISS
GO:0005385 Function Zinc ion transmembrane transporter activity IBA
GO:0005385 Function Zinc ion transmembrane transporter activity IDA 15642354, 18272141, 21422171, 34394081
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
608731 18607 ENSG00000141424
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q13433
Protein name Zinc transporter ZIP6 (Estrogen-regulated protein LIV-1) (Solute carrier family 39 member 6) (Zrt- and Irt-like protein 6) (ZIP-6)
Protein function Zinc-influx transporter which plays a role in zinc homeostasis and in the induction of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) (PubMed:12839489, PubMed:18272141, PubMed:21422171, PubMed:23919497, PubMed:27274087, PubMed:34394081). When associ
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF02535 Zip 322 528 ZIP Zinc transporter Family
PF02535 Zip 516 743 ZIP Zinc transporter Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Highly expressed in the breast, prostate, placenta, kidney, pituitary and corpus callosum (PubMed:12839489). Weakly expressed in heart and intestine. Also highly expressed in cells derived from an adenocarcinoma of the cervix and lung
Sequence
MARKLSVILILTFALSVTNPLHELKAAAFPQTTEKISPNWESGINVDLAISTRQYHLQQL
FYRYGENNSLSVEGFRKLLQNIGIDKIKRIHIHHDHDHHSDHEHHSDHERHSDHEHHSEH
EHHSDHDHHSHHNHAASGKNKRKALCPDHDSDSSGKDPRNSQGKGAHRPEHASGRRNVKD
SVSASEVTSTVYNTVSEGTHFLETIETPRPGKLFPKDVSSSTPPSVTSKSRVSRLAGRKT
NESVSEPRKGFMYSRNTNENPQECFNASKLLTSHGMGIQVPLNATEFNYLCPAIINQIDA
RSCLIHTSEKKAEIPPKTYSLQIAWVGGFIAISIISFLSLLGVILVPLMNRVFFKFLLSF
LVALAVGTLSGDAFLHLLPHSHASHHHSHSHEEPAMEMKRGPLFSHLSSQNIEESAYFDS
TWKGLTALGGLYFMFLVEHVLTLIKQFKDKKKKNQKKPENDDDVEIKKQLSKYESQLSTN
EEKVDTDDRTEGYLRADSQEPSHFDSQQPAVLEEE
EVMIAHAHPQEVYNEYVPRGCKNKC
HSHFHDTLGQSDDLIHHHHDYHHILHHHHHQNHHPHSHSQRYSREELKDAGVATLAWMVI
MGDGLHNFSDGLAIGAAFTEGLSSGLSTSVAVFCHELPHELGDFAVLLKAGMTVKQAVLY
NALSAMLAYLGMATGIFIGHYAENVSMWIFALTAGLFMYVALVDMVPEMLHNDASDHGCS
RWGYFFLQNAGMLLGFGIMLLIS
IFEHKIVFRINF
Sequence length 755
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Alzheimer disease
Parkinson disease
  Zinc influx into cells by the SLC39 gene family
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
BREAST NEOPLASMS CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
LIVER CIRRHOSIS, EXPERIMENTAL CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Breast Carcinoma Breast Carcinoma CTD_human_DG 12839489
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Carcinoma Breast Carcinoma BEFREE 15986450, 18330719, 19852955, 20859692, 21079769, 22852056, 23919497, 23921484, 28833062, 30270320
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Neoplasms Breast neoplasm Pubtator 21079769, 23819905, 28833062, 32744318, 33782032, 34453638, 39300389 Associate
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
cervical cancer Cervical Cancer BEFREE 17825787
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cervix carcinoma Cervix carcinoma BEFREE 17825787
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis BEFREE 1718037
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus BEFREE 28893192
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Esophageal carcinoma Esophageal Carcinoma BEFREE 26444413, 28209530
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Esophageal Neoplasms Esophagus Neoplasm GWASCAT_DG 23644492
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Esophageal Neoplasms Esophagus Neoplasm BEFREE 26444413
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only