Stage-Specific Differential Expression of Zinc Transporter SLC30A and SLC39A Family Proteins during Prostate Tumorigenesis

Investigators assessed the stage-specific expression of zinc transporters (ZNTs) belonging to the ZNT (SLC30A) and Zrt- and Irt-like protein (SLC39A) solute-carrier family in the prostate tissues of different genetically engineered mouse models of prostate cancer, their age-matched wild-type controls, and 104 prostate core biopsies from human patients with different pathological lesions.