Enables G protein-coupled receptor activity; androgen binding activity; and zinc efflux transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in intracellular zinc ion homeostasis; regulation of vascular endothelial cell proliferation; and zinc ion transmembrane transport. Located in several cellular components, including mitochondrial membrane; perinuclear region of cytoplasm; and trans-Golgi network. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
Alternative Names
solute carrier family 39 (zinc transporter) member 9 solute carrier family 39 member 9 zinc transporter zinc transporter 9 zinc transporter SLC39A9 ZIP-9 ZIP9 zrt- and Irt-like protein 9 ZRT/IRT-like protein 9