Gene Review:
SLC39A4 - solute carrier family 39 (zinc...
Homo sapiens
Synonyms:
AEZ, AWMS2, Solute carrier family 39 member 4, ZIP-4, ZIP4, ...
- Identification of SLC39A4, a gene involved in acrodermatitis enteropathica. Küry, S., Dréno, B., Bézieau, S., Giraudet, S., Kharfi, M., Kamoun, R., Moisan, J.P. Nat. Genet. (2002)
- Intestinal and placental zinc transport pathways. Ford, D. The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. (2004)
- Down-regulation of ZIP4 by RNA interference inhibits pancreatic cancer growth and increases the survival of nude mice with pancreatic cancer xenografts. Li, M., Zhang, Y., Bharadwaj, U., Zhai, Q.J., Ahern, C.H., Fisher, W.E., Brunicardi, F.C., Logsdon, C.D., Chen, C., Yao, Q. Clin. Cancer Res. (2009)
- ZIP4 regulates pancreatic cancer cell growth by activating IL-6/STAT3 pathway through zinc finger transcription factor CREB. Zhang, Y., Bharadwaj, U., Logsdon, C.D., Chen, C., Yao, Q., Li, M. Clin. Cancer Res. (2010)
- A novel member of a zinc transporter family is defective in acrodermatitis enteropathica. Wang, K., Zhou, B., Kuo, Y.M., Zemansky, J., Gitschier, J. Am. J. Hum. Genet. (2002)
- Homeostatic regulation of zinc transporters in the human small intestine by dietary zinc supplementation. Cragg, R.A., Phillips, S.R., Piper, J.M., Varma, J.S., Campbell, F.C., Mathers, J.C., Ford, D. Gut (2005)
- A new mutation in exon 3 of the SCL39A4 gene in a Tunisian family with severe acrodermatitis enteropathica. Meftah, S.P., Kuivaniemi, H., Tromp, G., Kerkeni, A., Sfar, M.T., Ayadi, A., Prasad, A.S. Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)
- A histidine-rich cluster mediates the ubiquitination and degradation of the human zinc transporter, hZIP4, and protects against zinc cytotoxicity. Mao, X., Kim, B.E., Wang, F., Eide, D.J., Petris, M.J. J. Biol. Chem. (2007)
- The SLC39 family of metal ion transporters. Eide, D.J. Pflugers Arch. (2004)
- Zinc homeostasis-regulating proteins: new drug targets for triggering cell fate. Chimienti, F., Aouffen, M., Favier, A., Seve, M. Current drug targets. (2003)