Zn+2 transporter 10; solute carrier family 30 member 10 (SLC30A10, ZNT10)

Function

• may be involved in Zn+2 transport out of the cell, being a Zn+2-efflux transporter
• displays enhanced glucose-stimulated insulin secretion

Structure

• belongs to the cation diffusion facilitator (CDF) transporter (TC 2.A.4) family, SLC30A subfamily

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=3

Expression

• specifically expressed in fetal liver & fetal brain

Notes

originally referred to as ZNT8

More general terms

• transmembrane 6 protein
• solute carrier family 30 (SLC30, SLC30A)
• phosphoprotein
• Zn+2 transporter

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q6XR72.html