Enables copper ion transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in copper ion import. Located in plasma membrane. Orthologous to human SLC31A1 (solute carrier family 31 member 1) and SLC31A2 (solute carrier family 31 member 2).
SGD Description
High-affinity copper transporter of the plasma membrane; acts as a trimer; gene is disrupted by a Ty2 transposon insertion in many laboratory strains of S. cerevisiae