Zinc Transport Gets Its Zing Back: Double-Knockout of ZnT7 and ZnT8 Reveals the Importance of Zinc Transporters to Insulin Secretion

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¹ Diabetes Institute and Department of Biomedical Sciences (C.S.N.), Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701; and Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes and Department of Bioengineering (R.K.P.B.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045.

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Craig S Nunemaker et al. Endocrinology. 2016 Dec.

. 2016 Dec;157(12):4542-4544.

doi: 10.1210/en.2016-1797.

¹ Diabetes Institute and Department of Biomedical Sciences (C.S.N.), Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701; and Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes and Department of Bioengineering (R.K.P.B.), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045.

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Combined Deletion of Slc30a7 and Slc30a8 Unmasks a Critical Role for ZnT8 in Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion.
Syring KE, Boortz KA, Oeser JK, Ustione A, Platt KA, Shadoan MK, McGuinness OP, Piston DW, Powell DR, O'Brien RM. Syring KE, et al. Endocrinology. 2016 Dec;157(12):4534-4541. doi: 10.1210/en.2016-1573. Epub 2016 Oct 18. Endocrinology. 2016. PMID: 27754787 Free PMC article.

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