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Zinc to cadmium replacement in the prokaryotic zinc-finger domain.
Metallomics : integrated biometal science - 1 Jan 2014
Malgieri Gaetano, Palmieri Maddalena, Esposito Sabrina, Maione Vincenzo, Russo Luigi, Baglivo Ilaria, de Paola Ivan, Milardi Danilo, Diana Donatella, Zaccaro Laura, Pedone Paolo Vincenzo, Fattorusso Roberto, Isernia Carla
Abstract excerpt
Given the similar chemical properties of zinc and cadmium, zinc finger domains have been often proposed as mediators of the toxic and carcinogenic effects exerted by this xenobiotic metal. The effects of zinc replacement by cadmium in different eukaryotic zinc fingers have been reported. In the p...
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