FIND ARTICLE

BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THE METALLOTHIONEINS AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROCESSES OF OXIDACTION-REDUCTION IN CELLS, WITH THE PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE HUMAN CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Metallothioneins (MTs), as the low molecular weight proteins rich in the active thiol groups, whose synthesis and half-life are closely connected with the activity of zinc ions inside the cell, exert a significant influence on the antioxidant capacity of the environment within and outside the cell. MTs influence the trace elements homeostasis, contribute to the gene expression process and demonstrate the anti-apoptotic properties. They have the ability to bind and neutralize exogenous electrophilic compounds.

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Andrzej Łukaszyk - przewodniczący, Zofia Bielańska-Osuchowska, Szczepan Biliński, Mieczysław Chorąży, Aleksander Koj, Włodzimierz Korochoda, Leszek Kuźnicki, Aleksandra Stojałowska, Lech Wojtczak

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