Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables zinc ion transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in B cell differentiation; skin epidermis development; and zinc ion transmembrane transport. Predicted to be located in endoplasmic reticulum membrane and nucleoplasm. Is expressed in several structures, including adipose tissue; alimentary system; genitourinary system; immune system; and nervous system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in agammaglobulinemia 9. Orthologous to human SLC39A7 (solute carrier family 39 member 7).