Gene Information
Gene NameSLC30A8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length369
Protein NamesProton-coupled zinc antiporter SLC30A8 (Solute carrier family 30 member 8) (Zinc transporter 8) (ZnT-8)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000164756 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBQ8IWU4
Gene CardSLC30A8
Uniprot IDQ8IWU4
PfamPF01545
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.225876025)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC30A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC30A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC30A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc30a8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC30A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc30a8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SLC30A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSLC30A3, SLC30A2
ParalogsSLC30A2, SLC30A3, SLC30A10, SLC30A1, SLC30A7, SLC30A4, SLC30A6, SLC30A5
Tissuepancreas
Tissue SpecificityIn the endocrine pancreas, expressed in insulin-producing beta cells. Expressed at relatively high levels in subcutaneous fat tissue from lean persons;
much lower levels in visceral fat, whether from lean or obese individuals, and in subcutaneous fat tissue from obese individuals. Expressed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells, including T-cells and B-cells, with great variation among individuals ranging from negative to strongly positive. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15331542, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16158222, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16984975, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17118530, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17971500}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6XPD  (EM  3.80A  6XPE  (EM  4.10A  6XPF  (EM  5.90A 
DBSNP rs16889462  rs13266634 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15331542, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16984975};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15331542, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16984975};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Note=Associated with insulin and glucagon secretory granules. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15331542}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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