YGL255W

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Systematic name YGL255W
Gene name ZRT1
Aliases
Feature type ORF, Verified
Coordinates Chr VII:20978..22108
Primary SGDID S000003224


Description of YGL255W: High-affinity zinc transporter of the plasma membrane, responsible for the majority of zinc uptake; transcription is induced under low-zinc conditions by the Zap1p transcription factor[1][2]




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References

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  1. Zhao H and Eide D (1996) The yeast ZRT1 gene encodes the zinc transporter protein of a high-affinity uptake system induced by zinc limitation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 93(6):2454-8 SGD PMID 8637895
  2. Zhao H and Eide DJ (1997) Zap1p, a metalloregulatory protein involved in zinc-responsive transcriptional regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol 17(9):5044-52 SGD PMID 9271382

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