LIV-1/ZIP6 blocking peptide
LIV-1/ZIP6 Blocking Peptide

NCBI and Uniprot Product Information
NCBI Description
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]
Uniprot Description
SLC39A6: May act as a zinc-influx transporter. Belongs to the ZIP transporter (TC 2.A.5) family. 2 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.
Protein type: Transporter, SLC family; Membrane protein, multi-pass; Membrane protein, integral; Transporter
Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 18q12.2
Cellular Component: cell surface; integral to plasma membrane; endoplasmic reticulum; plasma membrane
Molecular Function: zinc ion transmembrane transporter activity
Biological Process: cellular zinc ion homeostasis; transmembrane transport