The trace element zinc (Zn) displays a wide range of biological functions. Zn ions control
intercellular communication and intracellular events that maintain normal physiological …

Zinc is an essential trace element that is crucial for growth, development, and the
maintenance of immune function. Its influence reaches all organs and cell types …

Zinc is recognized as an essential trace metal required for human health; its deficiency is
strongly associated with neuronal and immune system defects. Although zinc is a redox …

Transition metal ions are key elements of various biological processes ranging from oxygen
formation to hypoxia sensing, and therefore, their homeostasis is maintained within strict …

Zinc is involved in a variety of biological processes, as a structural, catalytic, and intracellular
and intercellular signaling component. Thus zinc homeostasis is tightly controlled at the …

Zinc (Zn) is an essential trace mineral that regulates the expression and activation of
biological molecules such as transcription factors, enzymes, adapters, channels, and growth …

Metals are essential components in all forms of life required for the function of nearly half of
all enzymes and are critically involved in virtually all fundamental biological processes …

Zinc is required for multiple metabolic processes as a structural, regulatory, or catalytic ion.
Cellular, tissue, and whole-body zinc homeostasis is tightly controlled to sustain metabolic …

In the last decade, we witnessed discoveries that established Zn2+ as a second major
signalling metal ion in the transmission of information within cells and in communication …

Zinc homeostasis is crucial for an adequate function of the immune system. Zinc deficiency
as well as zinc excess result in severe disturbances in immune cell numbers and activities …