In the past few years, exciting advances have been made toward understanding how copper
is transported into and distributed to cupro-proteins within cells. Recent work has identified …

The redox active metal copper is an essential cofactor in critical biological processes such
as respiration, iron transport, oxidative stress protection, hormone production, and …

Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient for virtually all organisms and serves as a cofactor for
a wide variety of vital cellular processes. Although Fe deficiency is the primary nutritional …

Ergosterol is an essential component of fungal cell membranes that determines the fluidity,
permeability and activity of membrane-associated proteins. Ergosterol biosynthesis is a …

Since copper (Cu) is essential in key physiological oxidation reactions, organisms have
developed strategies for handling Cu while avoiding its potentially toxic effects. Among the tools …

Despite copper ions being crucial in proteins participating in plant processes such as electron
transport, free-radical elimination and hormone perception and signaling, very little is …

Plants have developed sophisticated mechanisms to tightly control the acquisition and
distribution of copper and iron in response to environmental fluctuations. Recent studies with …

Copper plays a dual role in aerobic organisms, as both an essential and a potentially toxic
element. To ensure copper availability while avoiding its toxic effects, organisms have …

Wine yeast strains show a high level of chromosome length polymorphism. This polymorphism
is mainly generated by illegitimate recombination mediated by Ty transposons or …

Iron is an essential redox element that functions as a cofactor in many metabolic pathways.
Critical enzymes in DNA metabolism, including multiple DNA repair enzymes (helicases, …