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Slc30a4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Slc30a4
  • Name
    solute carrier family 30 (zinc transporter), member 4
  • Synonyms
    Znt4
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1345282
    NCBI Gene: 22785
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:122523153-122544583 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 60.65 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    428 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1345282
 protein coding gene Chr2:122523153-122544583 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200044023
 protein coding gene Chr2:119442662-119468356 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195023406
 protein coding gene Chr2:119512952-119538638 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220035523
 protein coding gene Chr2:119355266-119380954 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180039673
 protein coding gene Chr2:119313685-119339371 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175024172
 protein coding gene Chr2:119787539-119813225 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215026502
 protein coding gene Chr2:119442674-119464105 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0024217
 protein coding gene Chr2:115507622-115529158 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005015335
 protein coding gene Chr2:118705625-118727021 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210007497
 protein coding gene Chr2:119633739-119659425 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185043852
 protein coding gene Chr2:119310715-119336401 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205031266
 protein coding gene Chr2:118542976-118568670 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000012894
 protein coding gene Chr2:119191198-119212624 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230017330
 protein coding gene Chr2:121140144-121166369 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190034794
 protein coding gene Chr2:119500139-119525832 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225004250
 protein coding gene Chr2:129032212-129058432 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010045966
 protein coding gene Chr2:119124732-119146142 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010043889
 protein coding gene Chr2:121442655-121463930 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005021824
 protein coding gene Chr2:119288247-119313929 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    SLC30A4, solute carrier family 30 member 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    SLC30A4, solute carrier family 30 member 4
  • Synonyms
    znT-4, ZNT4
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 7782
    UniProt: O14863

  • Chr Location
    15q11.2-q21.3; chr15:45479606-45522829 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    34 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    27 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Homozygous mutant dams produce zinc-deficient milk that is lethal to all nursing pups. Pleiotropic defects observed in mutant males and females include otolith degeneration, impaired motor coordination, alopecia, and dermatitis.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    45
  • GO References
    12
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    613
  • Tissues
    8
  • cDNA Data
    70
  • Literature Summary
    3
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 22785 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 21431 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_011774 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 5497 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide O35149 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 430 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 76
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 70
      Primer pair 3

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-11815, MGI:1196348, MGI:96792
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 63
      Developmental Gene Expression 3
      Gene Ontology 12
      Phenotypes 27
    • Earliest
      J:109968 Roderick TH, et al., Nineteen paracentric chromosomal inversions in mice. Genetics. 1974 Jan;76(1):109-17
    • Latest
      J:369078 Jose O, et al., Different populations of mouse egg cortical vesicles are responsible for post-fertilization zinc sparks and proteolysis of the zona pellucida. iScience. 2025 Jun 20;28(6):112606
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