Zinc transporter 3 also known assolute carrier family 30 member 3 is aprotein in humans that is encoded by theSLC30A3gene.[5]
The SLC30A3 gene codes for the ZnT-3SLC30A family membrane transport protein. ZnT-3 is required for the accumulation ofzinc ions insidesynaptic vesicles.[6] In mice, ZnT-3 is required for some forms of memory that depend on thehippocampus and theamygdala.[7] Zinc transport by ZnT-3 modulates memory formation by acting through theextracellular signal-regulated kinases signaling pathway.[8]Angiotensin II-induced senescence ofvascular smooth muscle cells requires down-regulation of ZnT-3 and ZnT-10.[9]
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