Human milk is considered the optimal nutrition for infants as it provides additional attributes
other than nutritional support for the infant and contributes to the mother's health as well …

More than one-third of newly synthesized proteins are targeted to the early secretory
pathway, which is comprised of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), Golgi apparatus, and other …

Breast milk is the optimal nutrient mix for infants until the age of 6 months. However, in some
cases, due to genetic alterations as well as nutrient deficiencies in nursing mothers, infants …

Zinc is a vital trace element crucial for the proper function of some 3,000 cellular proteins.
Specifically, zinc is essential for key physiological processes including nucleic acid …

Studies in humans and pre-clinical animal models show milk-derived miRNAs reflect
mammary gland function during lactation. The zinc transporter SLC30A2/ZnT2 plays a …

Zinc is an essential biological metal found in approximately 10% of the human proteome.
Zinc regulates a large number of proteins and their functions, including transcription factors …

SLC30A2 encodes a zinc (Zn) transporter (ZnT2) that imports Zn into vesicles in highly-
specialized secretory cells. Numerous mutations and non-synonymous variants in ZnT2 …

Background The salivary glands of Lucilia sericata are the first organs to express specific
endopeptidase enzymes. These enzymes play a central role in wound healing, and they …

The physiological roles of Zn transporter (ZNT) proteins are being increasingly recognized,
and three dimensional structures of ZNT bacterial homologs have facilitated our …

Milk is an excellent source of all macrominerals and trace elements, which are essential for
proper function of a wide variety of vital processes. The concentrations of minerals in milk …