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Article: Zinc Transporter Protein Structure Deciphered; Implications for Understanding Seizures, Type-2 Diabetes, Environmental Remediation.
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- August 23, 2007
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Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory
UPTON, N.Y., Aug. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have deciphered the atomic-level structure of a cell-membrane protein that regulates the movement of zinc ions into and out of cells. Details of the structure may help scientists better understand the crucial role zinc plays in many biological process, from nerve cell communication to insulin regulation. The research will be published online by the journal Science on Thursday, August 23, 2007.
The Brookhaven scientists, Dax Fu and Min Lu, studied a zinc transporter protein taken from the common ...