| Post Translational Modifications | Cleaved on the N-terminus before locating to the plasma membrane. N-glycosylated. Phosphorylated by ZAP70 in response to TCR stimulation leading to its activation. |
| Function | Zinc-influx transporter which plays a role in zinc homeostasis and in the induction of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). When associated with SLC39A10, the heterodimer formed by SLC39A10 and SLC39A6 mediates cellular zinc uptake to trigger cells to undergo epithelial- to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). The SLC39A10-SLC39A6 heterodimer also controls NCAM1 phosphorylation and its integration into focal adhesion complexes during EMT. Zinc influx inactivates GSK3B, enabling unphosphorylated SNAI1 in the nucleus to down-regulate adherence genes such as CDH1, causing loss of cell adherence. In addition, the SLC39A10-SLC39A6 heterodimer plays an essentiel role in initiating mitosis by importing zinc into cells to initiate a pathway resulting in the onset of mitosis. Participates in the T-cell receptor signaling regulation by mediating cellular zinc uptake into activated lymphocytes. Regulates the zinc influx necessary for proper meiotic progression to metaphase II (MII) that allows the oocyte-to-egg transition. |
| Protein Name | Zinc Transporter Zip6Estrogen-Regulated Protein Liv-1Solute Carrier Family 39 Member 6Zrt- And Irt-Like Protein 6Zip-6 |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-442380 |
| Cellular Localisation | Cell MembraneMulti-Pass Membrane ProteinCell ProjectionLamellipodium MembraneMembrane RaftApical Cell MembraneLocalizes To Lipid Rafts In T Cells And Is Recruited Into The Immunological Synapse In Response To Tcr StimulationIn The Choroid Plexus Is Limited To The Apical Membrane In Epithelial Cells |
| Alternative Protein Names | Zinc Transporter Zip6 proteinEstrogen-Regulated Protein Liv-1 proteinSolute Carrier Family 39 Member 6 proteinZrt- And Irt-Like Protein 6 proteinZip-6 proteinSLC39A6 proteinLIV1 proteinZIP6 protein |
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