The phylogeny of teleost ZIP and ZnT zinc transporters and their tissue specific expression and response to zinc in zebrafish.
In contrast to mammals, zinc transporter genes remain largely uncharacterised in teleosts. Teleost zinc transporter genes were data-mined and phylogenetically assigned to mammalian orthologues. For the first time in animals, the tissue-distribution and mRNA expression response to zinc for most zinc transporter genes was tested in zebrafish.
Feeney
Graham P
GP
Cardiff School of Biosciences, Main BIOSI 1, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3TL, UK. FeeneyGP@cardiff.ac.uk
Zheng
Dongling
D
Kille
Peter
P
Hogstrand
Christer
C
D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D009928:Organ Specificity; D010802:Phylogeny; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015027:Zebrafish / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology*
D002352:Carrier Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C017800:zinc-binding protein; D015032:Zinc