Slc30a8 solute carrier family 30 (zinc transporter), member 8 [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ]
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 239436)
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 239436)
Symbol: Slc30a8
Full name: solute carrier family 30 (zinc transporter), member 8
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Mus musculus
Also known as: C820002P14Rik; ZnT-8; ZnT8
Summary: Enables protein homodimerization activity. Involved in cellular zinc ion homeostasis; insulin secretion; and response to glucose. Located in cytoplasmic vesicle. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human SLC30A8 (solute carrier family 30 member 8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Expression: Low expression observed in reference dataset
Orthologs: human
Gene size: 40246bp
Exon count: 8