{"symbol":"SLC39A1","synonyms":["ZIRTL","ZIP1"],"name":"solute carrier family 39 (zinc transporter), member 1","description":"This gene encodes a member of the zinc-iron permease family. The encoded protein is localized to the cell membrane and acts as a zinc uptake transporter. This gene has been linked to prostate cancer, breast cancer, and Alzheimer\u0027s disease. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2012]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":27173,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/27173","proteins":[{"symbol":"S39A1_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/S39A1_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Solute carriers (SLC)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Solute+carriers+%28SLC%29"}]}