SLC39A1

Zinc transporter ZIP1 is a is_associated_with::protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC39A1 is_associated_with::gene.

The protein ZIP1 is responsible for the active transport of is_associated_with::zinc into is_associated_with::prostate cells. In many is_associated_with::prostate cancers SLC39A1 is silenced causing prostate cancer cells to be low in zinc.