SLC39A6, Official Symbol SLC39A6provided by HGNC Official Full Name solute carrier family 39 member 6provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:18607 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000141424 MIM:608731; AllianceGenome:HGNC:18607 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as LIV1; ZIP6; LIV-1 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 of proteins that show structural characteristics of zinc transporters (Taylor and Nicholson, 2003 [PubMed 12659941]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008] Expression Broad expression in prostate (RPKM 62.4), endometrium (RPKM 31.1) and 24 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all