{"symbol":"SLC30A8","synonyms":["ZNT-8"],"name":"solute carrier family 30 (zinc transporter), member 8","description":"The protein encoded by this gene is a zinc efflux transporter involved in the accumulation of zinc in intracellular vesicles. This gene is expressed at a high level only in the pancreas, particularly in islets of Langerhans. The encoded protein colocalizes with insulin in the secretory pathway granules of the insulin-secreting INS-1 cells. Allelic variants of this gene exist that confer susceptibility to diabetes mellitus, noninsulin-dependent (NIDDM). Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Mar 2010]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":169026,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/169026","proteins":[{"symbol":"ZNT8_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/ZNT8_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Solute carriers (SLC)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Solute+carriers+%28SLC%29"}]}