Zinc transporter ZIP1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC39A1 gene .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
The protein ZIP1 is responsible for the active transport of zinc into prostate cells. In many prostate cancers SLC39A1 is silenced causing prostate cancer cells to be low in zinc.[ 8]
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