Zinc transporters ZIPT-2.4 and ZIPT-15 are required for normal C. elegans fecundity.
Aaron C SueSarah M WignallTeresa K WoodruffThomas V O'HalloranPublished in: Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics (2022)
Two ZIP-family zinc transporter orthologs of human ZIP6/10 and ZIP1/2/3 proteins are important for full reproductive fecundity and participate in development of the gonad. Notably, these zinc transporters are present in gut and reproductive tissues in addition to the germ line, consistent with a complex zinc trafficking network important for reproductive success.