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SUBMITTER: Wong DL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7460868 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wong Daisy L DL Yuan Amelia T AT Korkola Natalie C NC Stillman Martin J MJ
International journal of molecular sciences 20200809 16
Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) and metallothioneins (MTs) are both families of zinc metalloproteins central to life, however, they coordinate and interact with their Zn<sup>2+</sup> ion cofactors in completely different ways. CAs and MTs are highly sensitive to the cellular environment and play key roles in maintaining cellular homeostasis. In addition, CAs and MTs have multiple isoforms with differentiated regulation. This review discusses current literature regarding these two families of metallopr ...[more]