Metallothioneins in Normal and Cancer Cells

• Main Authors: Dziegiel, Piotr (Author), Pula, Bartosz (Author), Kobierzycki, Christopher (Author), Stasiolek, Mariusz (Author), Podhorska-Okolow, Marzenna (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology, 218
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Cancer research.; Immunology.; Cell biology.; Life Sciences.; Cell Biology.; Cancer Research.

This book describes the structures of Metallothionein (MT) family members and the cellular functions of MT-1, MT-2 and MT-4 isoforms, as well as provides insights into divergent biological roles of MT-3. The authors explain the involvement of MT molecules in various processes related to carcinogenes...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Metallothioneins: structure and functions
• Metallothionein-3
• The role of metallothioneins in carciogenesis
• Metallothioneins and immune function.