Heavy metals enter the human body through the gastrointestinal tract, skin, or via inhalation.
Toxic metals have proven to be a major threat to human health, mostly because of their …

Zinc is a ubiquitous biological metal in all living organisms. The spatiotemporal zinc
dynamics in cells provide crucial cellular signaling opportunities, but also challenges for …

Precise control of circulating lipids is instrumental in health and disease. Bulk lipids, carried
by specialized lipoproteins, are secreted into the circulation, initially via the coat protein …

Metal ions are essential cofactors for many proteins and play a crucial role in many
applications such as enzyme design or design of protein-protein interactions because they …

Abstract Transporters of the Nramp (Natural resistance-associated macrophage protein)
family import divalent transition metal ions into cells of most organisms. By supporting metal …

The toxicity and stress caused by heavy metal contamination has become an important
constraint to the growth and flourishing of trees. In particular, species belonging to the genus …

A large number of enzymes need a metal ion to express their catalytic activity. Among the
different roles that metal ions can play in the catalytic event, the most common are their …

The second abundant micronutrient, zinc, is attracting more and more attention for it
performs essential functions in living organisms and bears close relationships with the …

Manganese (Mn) is an essential micronutrient critical for the pathogenesis of
Staphylococcus aureus, a significant cause of human morbidity and mortality. Paradoxically …

Cu and Ag have been used as bactericidal agents since ancient times, yet their antiviral
capacity in water remains poorly understood. This study tested the effect of copper (Cu) and …