Evidence for the importance of zinc for all immune cells and for mounting an efficient and
balanced immune response to various environmental stressors has been accumulating in …

Zinc is a trace element nutrient that is essential for life. This mineral serves as a cofactor for
enzymes that are involved in critical biochemical processes and it plays many structural …

Research advances defining how zinc is transported into and out of cells and organelles
have increased exponentially within the past five years. Research has progressed through …

Abstract Zinc transporters, the Zrt-, Irt-like protein (ZIP) family and the Zn transporter (ZnT)
family transporters, are found in all aspects of life. Increasing evidence has clarified the …

Genetic variation affecting absorption, distribution or excretion of essential trace elements
may lead to health effects related to sub-clinical deficiency. We have tested for allelic effects …

The Zrt‐/Irt‐like protein (ZIP) family consists of divalent metal transporters, ubiquitous in all
kingdoms of life. Since the discovery of the first ZIPs in the 1990s, the ZIP family has been …

ZIP14 (slc39A14) is a zinc transporter induced in response to pro-inflammatory stimuli.
ZIP14 induction accompanies the reduction in serum zinc (hypozincemia) of acute …

Zinc is an essential micronutrient, and its deficiency is perhaps the most prevalent and least
understood worldwide. Recent advances have expanded the understanding of zinc's unique …

Diet-derived luminal factors have a major inffuence on zinc available for uptake across the
apical membrane of enterocytes. Malabsorption and possibly intestinal microbiota limit this …

The second abundant micronutrient, zinc, is attracting more and more attention for it
performs essential functions in living organisms and bears close relationships with the …