| ε | extinction coefficient; |
| λmax | wavelength of maximal emission; |
| CD | circular dichroism; |
| cDNA | complementary DNA; |
| CTD | C-terminal domain; |
| CDF | cation diffusion facilitator; |
| TMD | transmembrane domain; |
| DTNB | 5,5′-dithio-bis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid); |
| DTT | dithiothreitol; |
| HEPES | 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid; |
| SDS | sodium dodecyl sulfate; |
| ICP-MS | inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry; |
| PAGE | polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; |
| TCEP | tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine hydrochloride; |
| TNB | 2-nitro-5-thiobenzoate; |
| ZnT8 | member 8 of the ZnT family (SLC30A8); |
| ZnT8c | C-terminal domain of ZnT8 (residues 267–369); |
| ZnT8cR | C-terminal domain of ZnT8 expressing arginine at position 325, R325 ZnT8; |
| ZnT8cW | C-terminal domain of ZnT8 expressing tryptophan at position 325, W325 ZnT8; |
| TXRF | total reflection X-ray fluorescence |