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Mitochondrial degradation of metallothionein enables local zinc mobilization during zinc limitation
Austin K. Murchison, Julia C. Heiby, Hansen Tao…·Monther Abu-Remaileh
The paper identifies a mitochondrial degradation pathway for metallothionein that releases zinc during zinc limitation, maintaining metabolic homeostasis.
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.09.731205