Solute Carrier Family 39 Member 14
ZIP14
Metal Cation Symporter ZIP14
KIAA0062
ZIP-14
NET34
Solute Carrier Family 39 (Metal Ion Transporter), Member 14
Solute Carrier Family 39 (Zinc Transporter), Member 14
LIV-1 Subfamily Of ZIP Zinc Transporter 4
Zrt- And Irt-Like Protein 14
Zinc Transporter 14
LZT-Hs4
Zrt-, Irt-Like Protein 14
ZRT/IRT-Like Protein 14
Zinc Transporter ZIP14
HMNDYT2
Cig19
HCIN
This gene encodes a member of the the SLC39A family of divalent metal transporters that mediates the cellular uptake of manganese, zinc, iron, and cadmium. The encoded protein contains eight transmembrane domains, a histidine-rich motif, and a metalloprotease motif, and is expressed on the plasma membrane and the endocytic vesicle membrane. It is an important transporter of nontransferrin-bound iron and a critical regulator of manganese homeostasis. Naturally occurring mutations in this gene are associated with neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation and early-onset parkinsonism-dystonia with hypermanganesemia. [provided by RefSeq, May 2017]
Forensic Context
A study in mice demonstrated that the SLC39A14 was acutely upregulated in the corpus callosum-external capsule at 2 days post-traumatic brain injury, where it was identified as a uniquely differentially expressed gene in that region [Kounelis-Wuillaume et al. DOI:10.1177/08977151251390528].