Evidence that Evolution of the Diabetes Susceptibility Gene SLC30A8 that Encodes the Zinc Transporter ZnT8 Drives Variations in Pancreatic Islet Zinc Content in Multiple Species

The Diabetes Susceptibility Gene SLC30A8 that Encodes the Zinc Transporter ZnT8 is a Pseudogene in Guinea Pigs Potentially Contributing to Low Guinea Pig Islet Zinc Content

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SLC30A8 mutations in type 2 diabetes

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Loss-of-function mutations in SLC30A8 protect against type 2 diabetes

(2014) Jason Flannick et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Zinc transporter 8 (ZnT8) and β cell function

(2014) Howard W. Davidson et al.   TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

The zinc transporter ZnT8 (slc30A8) is expressed exclusively in beta cells in porcine islets

(2013) Markus Schweiger et al.   HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Regulation of glucagon secretion by zinc: lessons from the β cell-specific Znt8 knockout mouse model

(2011) A. B. Hardy et al.   DIABETES OBESITY & METABOLISM

A role for zinc in pancreatic islet β-cell cross-talk with the α-cell during hypoglycaemia

(2011) R. P. Robertson et al.   DIABETES OBESITY & METABOLISM

Multimerization and Aggregation of Native-State Insulin: Effect of Zinc

(2011) Yisheng Xu et al.   LANGMUIR

Deletion of the mouseSlc30a8gene encoding zinc transporter-8 results in impaired insulin secretion

(2009) Lynley D. Pound et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Zinc Mapping and Density Imaging of Rabbit Pancreas Endocrine Tissue Sections Using Nuclear Microscopy

(2009) M.D. Ynsa et al.   MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS

Coevolution of telomerase activity and body mass in mammals: From mice to beavers

(2008) Vera Gorbunova et al.   MECHANISMS OF AGEING AND DEVELOPMENT