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Preferred term

Zinc Transporter 8  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A zinc efflux transporter highly expressed by ISLET CELLS of the pancreas. It functions in the accumulation of zinc in intracellular vesicles and may be involved in INSULIN maturation and storage processes. Variations in the SLC30A8 gene are associated with susceptibility to DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2.

Entry terms

  • Slc30A8 Protein
  • Solute Carrier Family 30 Member 8 Protein
  • ZnT-8 Protein

In other languages

  • French

  • Membre-8 de la famille-30 de transporteurs de solutés
  • Protéine Slc30A8
  • Protéine ZnT-8
  • Transporteur de zinc ZnT8
  • Transporteur-8 de zinc

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-F7ZKFFBB-T

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