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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The Metallothionein/Thionein System: an oxidoreductive metabolic zinc link |
Author: | Bell, S. Vallee, B. |
Citation: | ChemBioChem: a European journal of chemical biology, 2009; 10(1):55-62 |
Publisher: | Wiley-VCH Verlag GMBH |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
ISSN: | 1439-4227 1439-7633 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Stephen G. Bell and Bert L. Vallee |
Abstract: | Metallothioneins (MTs) were discovered more than 50 years ago and identified as low-molecular weight, sulfhydryl-rich proteins that were subsequently found to bind zinc predominantly. The binding of seemingly redox inactive zinc ions allows MT to play a central role in oxidoreductive cellular metabolism, cellular zinc distribution and homeostasis. In this interpretive study, we discuss the interaction of MT with physiologically relevant molecules and its effect on zinc[BOND]thiolate bonds. These interactions are linked to recent progress in the functional role of MT in cellular zinc transport, energy production, and protection of the organism against oxidative stress and neurodegenerative diseases. |
Keywords: | copper cysteine metallothionein oxidoreduction zinc |
Rights: | © 2009 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH& Co. KGaA, Weinheim |
DOI: | 10.1002/cbic.200800511 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbic.200800511 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Chemistry and Physics publications |
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