Zinc transporter ZIP6
BE0009887ProteinHumansSLC39A6
Zinc-influx transporter which plays a role in zinc homeostasis and in the induction of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) (PubMed:12839489, PubMed:18272141, PubMed:21422171, PubMed:23919497, PubMed:27274087, PubMed:34394081). It is acted on by 3 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- SLC39A6
- UniProtKB entry
- Q13433Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cell membrane
- Residues / weight
- 755 residues · 85,046 Da
- Also known as
- Estrogen-regulated protein LIV-1 · LIV1 · Solute carrier family 39 member 6 · ZIP-6 · ZIP6
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of April 13, 2020
Which approved drugs act on Zinc transporter ZIP6, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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