COPZ1, Official Symbol COPZ1provided by HGNC Official Full Name COPI coat complex subunit zeta 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:2243 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000111481 MIM:615472; AllianceGenome:HGNC:2243 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as COPZ; CGI-120; HSPC181; zeta-COP; zeta1-COP Summary This gene encodes a subunit of the cytoplasmic coatamer protein complex, which is involved in autophagy and intracellular protein trafficking. The coatomer protein complex is comprised of seven subunits and functions as the coat protein of coat protein complex (COP)I-vesicles. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2012] Expression Ubiquitous expression in thyroid (RPKM 49.0), colon (RPKM 30.9) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all