SLC39A2 (solute carrier family 39 member 2)
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Gene
Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
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| Entrez ID | 29986 |
| Gene name | Solute carrier family 39 member 2 |
| Gene symbol | SLC39A2 |
| Synonyms (NCBI Gene) |
6A1ETI-1ZIP-2ZIP2
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| Chromosome | 14 |
| Chromosome location | 14q11.2 |
| Summary | This gene encodes a member of the ZIP family of metal ion transporters. The encoded protein functions as a zinc transporter. Mutations in this gene may be associated with susceptibility to carotid artery disease. Multiple transcript variants have been des |
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miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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Other IDs
Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
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Protein
Protein information from UniProt database.
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UniProt ID
Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
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Q9NP94 | ||||||||||
| Protein name | Zinc transporter ZIP2 (6A1) (Eti-1) (Solute carrier family 39 member 2) (Zrt- and Irt-like protein 2) (ZIP-2) (hZIP2) | ||||||||||
| Protein function | Transporter for the divalent cation Zn(2+) (PubMed:10681536, PubMed:29791142, PubMed:30914478). Mediates the influx of Zn(2+) into cells from extracellular space. The Zn(2+) uniporter activity is independent of H(+)-driving force, but is modulat | ||||||||||
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| Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed only in prostate and uterine epithelial cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10681536}. | ||||||||||
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| Sequence length | 309 | ||||||||||
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Pathways
Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
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Related Genes
Genes most often co-reported with SLC39A2 across shared curated disease and pathway associations.
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Diseases Linked via Similar Genes
Diseases curated for genes most similar to SLC39A2 (see Related Genes above), that are NOT already directly curated for SLC39A2 itself -- a lead worth checking, not a confirmed association.
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