Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
64116
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Solute carrier family 39 member 8
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
SLC39A8
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
BIGM103, CDG2N, LZT-Hs6, PP3105, ZIP8
Chromosome Chromosome number
4
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
4q24
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene encodes a member of the SLC39 family of solute-carrier genes, which show structural characteristics of zinc transporters. The encoded protein is glycosylated and found in the plasma membrane and mitochondria, and functions in the cellular import
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs373562040 C>A,T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, genic upstream transcript variant, 5 prime UTR variant, missense variant
rs778210210 C>G Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, genic upstream transcript variant, 5 prime UTR variant, missense variant
rs779241085 C>A Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs864309659 A>T Uncertain-significance, pathogenic Genic downstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs864309660 C>G Pathogenic Genic downstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT024337 hsa-miR-215-5p Microarray 19074876
MIRT026917 hsa-miR-192-5p Microarray 19074876
MIRT043292 hsa-miR-331-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT038538 hsa-miR-30c-1-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT052741 hsa-miR-1260b CLASH 23622248
Transcription factors
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
SP1 Activation 18556457
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005385 Function Zinc ion transmembrane transporter activity IBA
GO:0005385 Function Zinc ion transmembrane transporter activity TAS
GO:0005764 Component Lysosome IEA
GO:0005765 Component Lysosomal membrane IDA 18390834, 19401385
GO:0005765 Component Lysosomal membrane IEA
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
608732 20862 ENSG00000138821
Protein
UniProt ID Q9C0K1
Protein name Metal cation symporter ZIP8 (BCG-induced integral membrane protein in monocyte clone 103 protein) (LIV-1 subfamily of ZIP zinc transporter 6) (LZT-Hs6) (Solute carrier family 39 member 8) (Zrt- and Irt-like protein 8) (ZIP-8)
Protein function Electroneutral divalent metal cation:bicarbonate symporter of the plasma membrane mediating the cellular uptake of zinc and manganese, two divalent metal cations important for development, tissue homeostasis and immunity (PubMed:12504855, PubMed
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF02535 Zip 126 451 ZIP Zinc transporter Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Ubiquitously expressed (PubMed:12504855, PubMed:22898811, PubMed:28056086, PubMed:31699897). Expressed in thymus, placenta, lung, liver, pancreas, salivary gland and, to a lower extent, in spleen, testis, ovary, small intestine, colon,
Sequence
Sequence length 460
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG   Reactome
  Ferroptosis
Alzheimer disease
Parkinson disease
  Zinc influx into cells by the SLC39 gene family
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Associated diseases Disease associations categorized as Causal (pathogenic variants), Unknown (uncertain genetic evidence), or Text Mining (literature-based associations)
Causal Diseases caused by PATHOGENIC or LIKELY PATHOGENIC variants from ClinVar only
Disease merge term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Congenital Disorder Of Glycosylation slc39a8-cdg rs778210210, rs864309659, rs1444255127 N/A
Unknown Includes: (1) ClinVar NON-pathogenic variants (Uncertain, Benign, Conflicting, VUS), (2) GenCC associations, (3) GWAS associations, (4) CBGDA evidence-based associations. NOTE: Diseases with pathogenic evidence are excluded to avoid conflicts.
Disease merge term Disease name Evidence References Source
Asthma Asthma N/A N/A GWAS
Atrial Fibrillation Atrial fibrillation N/A N/A GWAS
Crohn Disease Crohn's disease N/A N/A GWAS
Diabetes Type 2 diabetes with neurological manifestations (PheCode 250.24), Type 2 diabetes N/A N/A GWAS
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Allergic Fungal Sinusitis Associate 32746765
Breast Neoplasms Associate 32744318
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 32247823, 32393195
Cardiomyopathy Dilated Associate 28296976
Cardiovascular Diseases Associate 21525204
Cerebellar Diseases Associate 26637978, 34246313
Cerebrovascular Disorders Associate 30696806
Cognitive Dysfunction Associate 26637979
Congenital disorder of glycosylation type II Associate 26637979, 29453449
Congenital Disorder Of Glycosylation Type In Associate 34246313