Zinc transporter ZIP8

SLC39A8
Identifiers
Aliases	SLC39A8, BIGM103, LZT-Hs6, ZIP8, PP3105, CDG2N, solute carrier family 39 member 8
External IDs	OMIM: 608732; MGI: 1914797; HomoloGene: 11155; GeneCards: SLC39A8; OMA:SLC39A8 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 4 (human)
End	102,431,258 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 3 (mouse)
End	135,594,333 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	parotid gland; ; lower lobe of lung; ; visceral pleura; ; germinal epithelium; ; upper lobe of lung; ; parietal pleura; ; upper lobe of left lung; ; right lung; ; mucosa of sigmoid colon; ; rectum;
	Top expressed in
	molar; ; right lung lobe; ; left lung; ; left lung lobe; ; hair follicle; ; conjunctival fornix; ; yolk sac; ; umbilical cord; ; primitive streak; ; fetal liver hematopoietic progenitor cell;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	metal ion transmembrane transporter activity; zinc ion transmembrane transporter activity;
Cellular component	organelle membrane; integral component of membrane; plasma membrane; membrane; integral component of plasma membrane;
Biological process	metal ion transport; zinc ion transport; ion transport; cadmium ion transmembrane transport; cellular zinc ion homeostasis; zinc ion import across plasma membrane; transmembrane transport;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	64116
	67547
	ENSG00000138821
	ENSMUSG00000053897
	Q9C0K1
	Q91W10
	NM_001135146; NM_001135147; NM_001135148; NM_022154
	NM_001135149; NM_001135150; NM_026228
	NP_001128618; NP_001128619; NP_001128620; NP_071437
	NP_001128621; NP_001128622; NP_080504
	Wikidata
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Zinc transporter ZIP8 is a cation/bicarbonate symporter protein which in humans is encoded by the SLC39A8 gene.