"Zinc Transporter 8" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D000075703
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.157.530.450.250.940 D12.776.157.530.937.952 D12.776.543.585.450.250.945 D12.776.543.585.937.975
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| Concept/Terms |
Zinc Transporter 8- Zinc Transporter 8
- ZnT-8 Protein
- ZnT 8 Protein
- Slc30A8 Protein
- Solute Carrier Family 30 Member 8 Protein
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