Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables zinc ion transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in zinc ion transmembrane transport. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including T cell homeostasis; chordate embryonic development; and zinc ion transport. Located in apical plasma membrane and hippocampal mossy fiber to CA3 synapse. Is expressed in several structures, including genitourinary system; gut; nervous system; sensory organ; and yolk sac. Orthologous to human SLC39A3 (solute carrier family 39 member 3).