Zinc Signaling in Physiology and Pathogenesis Contributor(s): Fukada, Toshiyuki, Kambe, Taiho |
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ISBN: 3038428213 ISBN-13: 9783038428213 Publisher: Mdpi AG OUR PRICE: $68.88 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2018 |
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BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Biology |
Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.39 lbs) 292 pages |
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Publisher Description: The essential trace element zinc plays indispensable roles in multiple cellular processes. It regulates a great number of protein functions, including transcription factors, enzymes, adapters, and growth factors as a structural and/or catalytic factor. Recent studies have highlighted another function of zinc as an intra- and intercellular signaling mediator, which became recognized as the "zinc signal". Indeed, zinc regulates cellular signaling pathways, which enable conversion of extracellular stimuli to intracellular signals, and controls various intracellular and extracellular events, and thus zinc mediates communication between cells. The zinc signal is essential for physiology, and its dysregulation causes a variety of diseases, such as diabetes, cancer, osteoarthritis, dermatitis, and dementia. |