Gene: SLC39A6

Alternate names for this Gene: LIV-1|ZIP6

Gene 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. 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].

Gene is located in Chromosome: 18

Location in Chromosome : 18q12.2

Description of this Gene: solute carrier family 39 member 6

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs1050631 in SLC39A6 gene and Esophageal Neoplasms PMID 23644492 2013 Genome-wide association study identifies common variants in SLC39A6 associated with length of survival in esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma.

rs1050631 in SLC39A6 gene and Squamous cell carcinoma PMID 23644492 2013 Genome-wide association study identifies common variants in SLC39A6 associated with length of survival in esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma.