Molecular Microbiology of Heavy Metals
Molecular Microbiology of Heavy Metals (Microbiology Monographs) Dietrich H. Nies (Editor), Simon Silver (Editor)
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3540697705
DDC: 572.8
Edition: Hardcover; 2007-05-29
Summary:
All forms of life depend on a variety of heavy metal ions. Nearly
one-third of all gene products require a metal ion for proper folding
or function. However, even metals generally regarded as non-poisonous
are toxic at higher concentrations, including the essential ones.
Thus, sensitive regulation of metal uptake, storage, allocation and
detoxification is needed to maintain cellular homeostasis of heavy
metal ions. Molecular Microbiology of Heavy Metals includes chapters
on allocation of metals in cells, metal transporter, storage and
metalloregulatory proteins, cellular responses to metal ion stress,
transcription of genes involved in metal ion homeostasis, uptake of
essential metals, metal efflux and other detoxification mechanisms.
Also discussed are metal bioreporters for the nanomolar range of
concentration and tools to address the metallome. Chapters in the
second part cover specific metals such as Fe, Mn, Cu, Ni, Co, Zn and
Mo as key nutrient elements and Ag, As, Cd, Hg and Cr as toxic
elements.
Bioinorganic Chemistry: Trace Element Evolution from Anaerobes to Aerobes
(R.J.P. Williams (Editor), B. Abolmaali (Contributor), J.C. Fontecilla-Camps (Contributor), I.A.C. Pereira (Contributor), H.V. Taylor (Contributor), M. Teixeira (Contributor), J. Telser (Contributor), U. Weser (Contributor), A.V. Xavier (Contributor); ISBN: 3540635483;
Hardcover; 1997-12-23; 68% match)
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