Metallothioneins and Related Chelators

ISBN-13: 9783110442786 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 544 str.

Astrid Sigel;Helmut Sigel;Roland K.O. Sigel

Opis

These sulfur-rich chelators, being important in metal ion homeostasis, find increasing attention. MILS-5, written by 30 internationally recognized experts, focuses on this hot topic. This book is an essential resource for scientists working in the wide range from environmental toxicology and inorganic biochemistry all the way through to physiology and medicine.

Spis treści

• Historical Development and Overview
• Regulation of Metallothionein Gene Expression
• Bacterial Metallothioneins
• Metallothioneins in Yeast and Fungi
• Metallothioneins in Plants
• Metallothioneins in Diptera
• Earthworm and Nematode Metallothioneins
• Metallothioneins in Aquatic Organisms: Fish, Crustaceans, Molluscs, and Echinoderms
• Metal Detoxification in Freshwater Animals. Roles of Metallothioneins
• Structure and Function of Vertebrate Metallothioneins
• Metallothionein-3, Zinc, and Copper in the Central Nervous System
• Metallothionein Toxicology: Metal Ion Trafficking and Cellular Protection
• Metallothionein in Inorganic Carcinogenesis
• Thioredoxins and Glutaredoxins. Functions and Metal Ion Interactions
• Metal Ion-Binding Poperties of Phytochelatins and Related Ligands
  

O autorze

Helmut und Astrid Sigel, University of Basel, Switzerland. Roland K. O. Sigel, University of Zürich, Switzerland.