Investigating the properties of the ZIP4 M3M4 domain in the presence and absence of zinc

Zinc is the second most abundant transition metal in biological systems. This cation is required for the catalytic activity of hundreds of enzymes which mediate protein synthesis, DNA replication and cell division. Despite the central importance of zinc in cellular homeostasis, the mechanism of zin...

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Main Author: Nguyen, Tuong-Vi T
Other Authors: Robert E. Dempski, Advisor
Format: Others
Published: Digital WPI 2011
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/442
https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1441&context=etd-theses