Gene: Slc30a8 (solute carrier family 30 (zinc transporter), member 8)  Rattus norvegicus

Symbol: Slc30a8
Name: solute carrier family 30 (zinc transporter), member 8
Description: ENCODES a protein that exhibits protein homodimerization activity (ortholog); zinc ion transmembrane transporter activity (ortholog); INVOLVED IN cellular zinc ion homeostasis; insulin secretion; positive regulation of insulin secretion; ASSOCIATED WITH Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 (ortholog); FOUND IN cytoplasmic vesicle; cytoplasmic membrane-bounded vesicle (ortholog); plasma membrane (ortholog); INTERACTS WITH D-glucose; glucose; potassium chloride
Type: protein-coding
RefSeq Status: PROVISIONAL
Also known as: LOC299903; Slc30a8_predicted; solute carrier family 30 (zinc transporter), member 8; solute carrier family 30 (zinc transporter), member 8 (predicted); solute carrier family 30 member 8; zinc transporter 8; ZnT-8
Orthologs: Homo sapiens : SLC30A8 (solute carrier family 30 (zinc transporter), member 8)  HGNC
Mus musculus : Slc30a8 (solute carrier family 30 (zinc transporter), member 8)  MGI
Allele / Splice: Slc30a8em1Mcwi   Slc30a8em2Mcwi  
Latest Assembly: RGSC Genome Assembly v3.4
Position:
MapChrPositionStrandSource
Rat Cytogenetic Map7q31 NCBI
RGSC Genome Assembly v5.0792,476,024 - 92,508,810+NCBI
RGSC Genome Assembly v3.4788,583,770 - 88,617,145+NCBI
Rat Celera Assembly780,455,350 - 80,488,134+NCBI
Genome Assembly 3.1788,604,575 - 88,639,923+NCBI
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Sequence

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RGD Object Information
RGD ID: 1308282
Created: 2005-01-12
Species: Rattus norvegicus
Last Modified: 2013-04-16
Status: ACTIVE