A team from the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, composed of Hiroki Akizawa, postdoctoral researcher; Emily Lopes, doctoral candidate; and professor Rafael Fissore, has released new research on the effects of zinc ion deficiency and excess on the periodical release of calcium ions, known as calcium oscillations. The study in mice, published in eLife(link is external), provides what the editors describe as compelling evidence that zinc ions regulate calcium oscillations by directly modulating the calcium channel IP3R1. (Phys.org(link is external), 6/28/23)
Zn2+ is Essential for Ca2+ Oscillations in Mouse Eggs
