The human gene SLC30A5 encodes the zinc transporter ZnT5. T...

created [InstanceEdit:437088] Jassal, Bijay, 2009-09-11
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displayName The human gene SLC30A5 encodes the zinc transporter ZnT5. T...
modified [InstanceEdit:437293] Jassal, Bijay, 2009-09-14
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text The human gene SLC30A5 encodes the zinc transporter ZnT5. This protein is widely expressed but is most abundant in pancreatic beta cells (Kambe T et al, 2002). In these cells, ZnT5 mediates the transport of zinc into secretory granules that contain insulin.
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