SLC39A12, Official Symbol SLC39A12provided by HGNC Official Full Name solute carrier family 39 member 12provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:20860 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000148482 MIM:608734; AllianceGenome:HGNC:20860 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 ZIP12; ZIP-12; LZT-Hs8; bA570F3.1 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. SLC39A12 belongs to a subfamily of proteins that show structural characteristics of zinc transporters (Taylor and Nicholson, 2003 [PubMed 12659941]).[supplied by OMIM, Aug 2008] Expression Restricted expression toward brain (RPKM 9.2) See more Orthologs mouse all