Description
Product Characteristics:
Aliases: SLC39A8 antibody, BIGM103 antibody, ZIP8 antibody, PP3105 antibody, Zinc transporter ZIP8 antibody, BCG-induced integral membrane protein in monocyte clone 103 protein antibody, LIV-1 subfamily of ZIP zinc transporter 6 antibody, LZT-Hs6 antibody, Solute carrier family 39 member 8 antibody, Zrt- and Irt-like protein 8 antibody, ZIP-8 antibody
Target Information: This gene encodes a member of the SLC39 family of solute-carrier genes, which show structural characteristics of zinc transporters. The encoded protein is glycosylated and found in the plasma membrane and mitochondria, and functions in the cellular import of zinc at the onset of inflammation. It is also thought to be the primary transporter of the toxic cation cadmium, which is found in cigarette smoke. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. Additional alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been described, but their full-length nature is not known. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008]