Functional studies of Drosophila zinc transporters reveal the mechanism for zinc excretion in Malpighian tubules
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DOI: 10.1186/s12915-017-0355-9
Abstract: BackgroundZinc is an essential metal involved in many physiological processes. Previous work has identified a set of zinc transporters involved in Drosophila dietary zinc absorption. However, zinc excretion and reabsorption, the other two important processes… read more here.
Keywords: zinc; malpighian tubules; zinc transporters; zip71b dzip5 ... See more keywords