PF02535

ZIP Zinc transporter

Pfam entry
Member databasePfam
Pfam typefamily
Short nameZip
ClanDMT
Author Bashton M;0000-0002-6847-1525 Bateman A;0000-0002-6982-4660
Sequence Ontology0100021

Description

The ZIP family consists of zinc transport proteins and many putative metal transporters. The main contribution to this family is from the Arabidopsis thaliana ZIP protein family these proteins are responsible for zinc uptake in the plant
[1]
. Also found within this family are C. elegans proteins of unknown function which are annotated as being similar to human growth arrest inducible gene product, although this protein in not found within this family.

References

1.Identification of a family of zinc transporter genes from Arabidopsis that respond to zinc deficiency. Grotz N, Fox T, Connolly E, Park W, Guerinot ML, Eide D. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 95, 7220-4, (1998). View articlePMID: 9618566

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