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Mouse ZIP1 and ZIP3 genes together are essential for adaptation to dietary zinc deficiency during pregnancy.
Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) - 1 May 2006
Dufner-Beattie Jodi, Huang Zhixin L, Geiser Jim, Xu Wenhao, Andrews Glen K
Abstract excerpt
Subfamily II of the solute-linked carrier 39A superfamily contains three well-conserved zinc transporters (ZIPs1, 2, 3) whose physiological functions are unknown. We generated mice homozygous for knockout alleles of ZIP1 and both ZIP1 and ZIP 3 (double-knockout). These mice were apparently normal when dietary zinc was replete, but when dietary zinc was limited during pregnancy embryos from ZIP1 or ZIP3 knockout...
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