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While the role of SLC39 (former ZIP) family transporters in breast cancer biology is intensively studied, the signalling function of SLC30 family transporters (former ZnT) remains insufficiently explored. This study investigates the involvement of SLC30 transporters in oestrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer. Bioinformatic and experimental analyses revealed that SLC30 transporters, particularly SLC30A1, SLC30A5, and SLC30A9, regulate the PTP\/AKT\/ESR1 pathway, contributing to hormone-independent ESR1 activation. Zn-dependent inhibition of PTP phosphatases modulates kinase signalling, promoting proliferation. Notably, high SLC30 expression correlates with improved survival, but serves as a negative prognostic marker under tamoxifen treatment. Here, we evidence that ESR1 directly represses SLC30 transcription and that zinc transporters form a regulatory feedback loop sustaining ER+\u00a0breast tumour progression. 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