Zn+2 transporter ZIP12 (Zrt- & Irt-like protein 12, ZIP-12, solute carrier family 39 member 12, LIV-1 subfamily of ZIP Zn+2 transporter 8, LZT-Hs8, SLC39A12, ZIP12)

Function

acts as a Zn+2-influx transporter (putative). may be partly involved in the outbreak of schizophrenia

Structure

belongs to the ZIP transporter (TC 2.A.5) family

Compartment

membrane (potential)

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=4

Expression

expressed in brain & eye

More general terms

• transmembrane 8e protein
• solute carrier family 39 (SLC39, SLC39A)
• Zn+2 transporter

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/608734
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q504Y0.html