Gene description for SLC39A8
Gene name solute carrier family 39 (zinc transporter), member 8
Gene symbol SLC39A8
Other names/aliases -
Species Bos taurus
 Database cross references - SLC39A8
ExoCarta ExoCarta_508193
Vesiclepedia VP_508193
Entrez Gene 508193
 SLC39A8 identified in sEVs derived from the following tissue/cell type
Milk 23459212    
 Gene ontology annotations for SLC39A8
Molecular Function
    zinc ion transmembrane transporter activity GO:0005385 IEA
Biological Process
    intracellular zinc ion homeostasis GO:0006882 IEA
    zinc ion import across plasma membrane GO:0071578 IEA
Subcellular Localization
    membrane GO:0016020 IEA
 Experiment description of studies that identified SLC39A8 in sEVs
1
Experiment ID 213
MISEV standards
Biophysical techniques
Enriched markers
Negative markers
Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 23459212    
Organism Bos taurus
Experiment description "Bovine milk proteome: Quantitative changes in normal milk exosomes, milk fat globule membranes and whey proteomes resulting from Staphylococcus aureus mastitis."
Authors "Reinhardt TA, Sacco RE, Nonnecke BJ, Lippolis JD."
Journal name J Proteomics
Publication year 2013
Sample Milk
Sample name Staphylococcus aureus-infected-Milk
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Filtration
Sucrose density gradient
FACS
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
 Protein-protein interactions for SLC39A8
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which SLC39A8 is involved
No pathways found





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