The role and mechanism of essential selenoproteins for homeostasis

R Ye, J Huang, Z Wang, Y Chen, Y Dong - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se) is one of the essential trace elements that plays a biological role in the body,
mainly in the form of selenoproteins. Selenoproteins can be involved in the regulation of …

Bioinformatics of metalloproteins and metalloproteomes

Y Zhang, J Zheng - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Trace metals are inorganic elements that are required for all organisms in very low
quantities. They serve as cofactors and activators of metalloproteins involved in a variety of …

Trace element selenium effectively alleviates intestinal diseases

R Ye, J Huang, Z Wang, Y Chen, Y Dong - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element in the body. It is mainly used in the body in the
form of selenoproteins and has a variety of biological functions. Intestinal diseases caused …

The elements of life: A biocentric tour of the periodic table

KA Remick, JD Helmann - Advances in microbial physiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Living systems are built from a small subset of the atomic elements, including the bulk
macronutrients (C, H, N, O, P, S) and ions (Mg, K, Na, Ca) together with a small but variable …

Global soil distribution, dietary access routes, bioconversion mechanisms and the human health significance of selenium: A review

JN Ekumah, Y Ma, NDK Akpabli-Tsigbe, E Kwaw, S Ma… - Food Bioscience, 2021 - Elsevier
Selenium (Se) is a required micronutrient with numerous health implications for all life forms.
Organic Se species are considered nutritionally beneficial since they are highly bioavailable …

Spatially varying relationships of soil Se concentration and rice Se concentration in Guangxi, China: A geographically weighted regression approach

B Li, X Liu, C Zhang, T Yu, T Wu, X Zhuo, C Li, L Wang… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the biogeochemical behavior and environmental impact of Selenium (Se) on
soil-plant systems have received widespread attention, and traditional statistical methods …

Selenoprotein P expression in glioblastoma as a regulator of ferroptosis sensitivity: preservation of GPX4 via the cycling-selenium storage

X Zheng, T Toyama, S Siu, T Kaneko, H Sugiura… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the most aggressive and deadly brain tumors; however, its
current therapeutic strategies are limited. Selenoprotein P (SeP; SELENOP, encoded by the …

Ionic selenium and nanoselenium as biofortifiers and stimulators of plant metabolism

V García Márquez, Á Morelos Moreno… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se) is an essential element in mammals; however, there is frequently an
insufficient intake due to several factors. Different techniques have been used to deal with …

Selenium metabolism and selenoproteins in prokaryotes: a bioinformatics perspective

Y Zhang, J Jin, B Huang, H Ying, J He, L Jiang - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se) is an important trace element that mainly occurs in the form of selenocysteine
in selected proteins. In prokaryotes, Se is also required for the synthesis of selenouridine …

Biology and roles in diseases of selenoprotein I characterized by ethanolamine phosphotransferase activity and antioxidant potential

F Li, Z Shi, M Cheng, Z Zhou, M Chu, L Sun… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Selenoprotein I (SELENOI) has been demonstrated to be an ethanolamine
phosphotransferase (EPT) characterized by a nonselenoenzymatic domain and to be …