Zinc transporter ZIP4 explained

Zinc transporter ZIP4 is a transmembrane protein which in humans is encoded by the SLC39A4 gene. It is associated with acrodermatitis enteropathica.^[1]

See also

• Solute carrier family

External links

• OMIM entry on ACRODERMATITIS ENTEROPATHICA, ZINC-DEFICIENCY TYPE; AEZ

• Book: Beigi. Pooya Khan Mohammd. Maverakis. Emanual. Acrodermatitis Enteropathica: A Clinician's Guide. 2015. Springer. 9783319178196. 18 February 2017. en.

Notes and References

1. Kambe T, Andrews GK . Novel proteolytic processing of the ectodomain of the zinc transporter ZIP4 (SLC39A4) during zinc deficiency is inhibited by acrodermatitis enteropathica mutations . Mol. Cell. Biol. . 29 . 1 . 129–39 . January 2009 . 18936158 . 10.1128/MCB.00963-08 . 2612479.