SLC30A9: an evolutionarily conserved mitochondrial zinc transporter essential for mammalian early embryonic development

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SLC30A9 (ZnT9) is a mitochondria-resident zinc transporter. Mutations in SLC30A9 have been reported in human patients with a novel cerebro-renal syndrome. Here, we show that ZnT9 is an evolutionarily highly conserved protein, with many regions extremely preserved among evolutionarily distant organisms. In Drosophila melanogaster (the fly), ZnT9 (ZnT49B) knockdown results in acutely impaired movement and drastic...

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