Metallothioneins and Related Chelators / edited by Astrid Sigel, Helmut Sigel, and Roland K. O. Sigel.

• 1. Metallothioneins: Historical Development and Overview / Monica Nordberg and Gunnar F. Nordberg -- 2. Regulation of Metallothionein Gene Expression / Kuppusamy Balamurugan and Walter Schaffner -- 3. Bacterial Metallothioneins / Claudia A. Blindauer -- 4. Metallothioneins in Yeast and Fungi / Benedikt Dolderer, Hans-Jürgen Hartmann and Ulrich Weser -- 5. Metallothioneins in Plants / Eva Freisinger -- 6. Metallothioneins in Diptera / Sílvia Atrian -- 7. Earthworm and Nematode Metallothioneins / Stephen R. Stürzenbaum -- 8. Metallothioneins in Aquatic Organisms: Fish, Crustaceans, Molluscs, and Echinoderms / Laura Vergani -- 9. Metal Detoxification in Freshwater Animals. Roles of Metallothioneins / Peter G. C. Campbell and Landis Hare -- 10. Structure and Function of Vertebrate Metallothioneins / Juan Hidalgo, Roger Chung, Milena Penkowa and Milan Vašák -- 11. Metallothionein-3, Zinc, and Copper in the Central Nervous System / Milan Vašák and Gabriele Meloni -- 12. Metallothionein Toxicology: Metal Ion Trafficking and Cellular Protection / David H. Petering, Susan Krezoski and Niloofar M. Tabatabai -- 13. Metallothionein in Inorganic Carcinogenesis / Michael P. Waalkes and Jie Liu -- 14. Thioredoxins and Glutaredoxins. Functions and Metal Ion Interactions / Christopher Horst Lillig and Carsten Berndt -- 15. Metal Ion-Binding Properties of Phytochelatins and Related Ligands / Aurélie Devez, Eric Achterberg and Martha Gledhill. 

• 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. The reader is supported by about 20 tables, more than 80 illustrations and nearly 2000 references. This book is an essential resource for scientists working in a wide range of disciplines from environmental toxicology and inorganic biochemistry all the way through to physiology and medicine. 

Ämnesord

Metallothionein.  (LCSH)

Chelates.  (LCSH)

Metal ions  -- Physiological effect. (LCSH)

Heavy metals  -- Toxicology. (LCSH)

Klassifikation

572.68 (DDC)

Ue.04823 (kssb/8 (machine generated))