Zinc Deficiency
Identification and characterization of the bZIP transcription factor involved in zinc homeostasis in cereals
Authors: A.R. Henriques, D. da R. Farias and A. Costa de Oliveira
Members of the basic leucine zipper family, as bZIP19, are considered to be essential regulators of the adaptation to zinc deficiency. Knowing that this gene as well as its targets are conserved in the plant kingdom, we followed an in silico approach to identify and characterize the bzip19 gene in cereals. Through BLASTp in Ph.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 16(2):
- gmr16029558
- DOI:
- 10.4238/gmr16029558
Regulation of zinc transporter 3 and carbonic anhydrases 2 and 14 mRNA expression in the retina of rats affected by low dietary zinc.
Authors: P.B. Zhang, H.Y. Xiao, H. Liu and R. Qin
We looked at how zinc transporter 3 ZnT-3) mRNA expression in the rat retina is affected by low dietary zinc. Groups of 12 four-week-old male Sprague Dawley rats were fed on a low-zinc diet for 2, 4 or 6 weeks. Half of each group was then fed with a normal-zinc content diet and the other half was given a low-zinc content diet... Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 13(1):
- 2014.February.19.7
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2014.February.19.7