Table 2.

Expression of zinc transporters in different types of cancer.

Type of cancer	Expression of zinc transporters	Potential tumor markers
Pancreatic cancer	ZIP4 increased	ZIP4
Prostate cancer	ZIP1 ZIP4 decreased.	MTs
ER-positive breast cancer	ZIP7 increased	ZIP7
non-small cell lung cancer	ZIP4 increased, ZnTs decreased	ZIP4
Hepatocarcinoma	ZIP14 ZIP2 ZIP9 decreased	ZIP14
stomach and colon cancer	ZIP10 increased
ovarian cancer	ZIP4 increased	ZIP4
advanced kidney cancer	ZIP10 increased	ZIP10
cervical cancer	ZIP7 increased	ZIP7
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma	ZIP4 increased	ZIP4
bladder cancer	ZnT1 increased	ZnT1
oral squamous cell carcinoma	ZIP4 increased