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Symbol SLC39A14 contributors: mct - updated : 30-03-2015
HGNC name solute carrier family 39 (zinc transporter), member 14
HGNC id 20858
RNA
TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
text contains two mutually exclusive exons 4A and 4B and the exon 4A/4B ratio was significantly altered in adenomas and cancers (PMID: 20938052)
identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
9 - 1793 - 481 - 2005 15642354
9 - 4699 - 492 - 2005 15642354
9 - 4699 - 492 - 2005 15642354
9 - 4740 - 492 - 2005 15642354
EXPRESSION
Type widely
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Cardiovascularheart   highly Homo sapiens
Digestiveintestine   highly Mus musculus
 liver   predominantly Rattus norvegicus
Endocrinepancreas   highly Homo sapiens
Reproductivemale systemtestis   
Respiratoryrespiratory tracttrachea  highly
Urinarykidney    
cells
SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Digestivehepatocyte Homo sapiens
Endocrineislet cell (alpha,beta...) Homo sapiens
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • a unique and highly conserved metalloprotease motif (HEXPHEXGD) in transmembrane domain V with both histidine residues essential for zinc transport by ZIP (Zrt-, Irt-like Proteins) transporters
  • HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • LZT (LIV-1 subfamily of ZIP zinc Transporters) subfamily of zinc influx transporters
  • SLC39A zinc transporter family
  • ZIP family of metal-ion transporters
  • CATEGORY transport
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     plasma membrane
        intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,membrane
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,endoplasmic reticulum
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,Golgi
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,endosome
    text
  • is expressed in early endosomes, where it promotes the assimilation of iron from transferrin
  • basic FUNCTION
  • would be involved in heavy metal ion transport
  • involved in the control of intracellular zinc homoeostasis
  • glycosylated protein functioning as a zinc influx transporter in a temperature-dependant manner
  • plays a role as a zinc transporter during the early stages of adipogenesis
  • can mediate the uptake of zinc and non-transferrin-bound iron into cells and it may play a role in zinc and iron metabolism in hepatocytes, where this transporter is abundantly expressed
  • like SLC39A8, SLC39A14 proteins are glycosylated
  • can mediate the transport of iron at pH 6.5, the pH at which iron dissociates from transferrin within the endosome
  • endosomal form potentially participates in the cellular assimilation of iron from transferrin, thus identifying a potentially new role in iron metabolism
  • potentially playing a role in placental iron transfer
  • can participates in the assimilation of iron from transferrin in addition to playing a role in non-transferrin-bound iron uptake
  • controls G-Protein coupled receptor-mediated signaling required for systemic growth
  • can transport iron, zinc, manganese, and cadmium
  • plays more of a role than SLC11A2 in iron overload
  • may not only function during iron overload to take up non-transferrin-bound iron (NTBI), but also under normal or iron-deficient conditions when cells take up iron via endocytosis of transferrin
  • SLC30A10 and SLC39A14 are manganese efflux and influx transporters, respectively
  • transport activities of both SLC39A14 and SLC30A10 are required for hepatic manganese excretion
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) HMNDYT2
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral     --over  
    in embryonic carcinoma cells
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS