Introduction
Question: Why zinc deficiency causes resistance to thyroid and sex hormones and vitamins A and D
The answer to that is because the, because all of those things carry out their gene expression function by binding to nuclear receptors. And all of the nuclear receptors to DNA using zinc finger motifs. Zinc finger motif means that in the nuclear receptor, there's a zinc ion that coordinates the primary structure of the protein, which is a long string of amino acids into a finger shape.
This Q&A can also be found as part of a much longer episode, here:
081: Ask Me Anything About Nutrition, December 9, 2020
DISCLAIMER: I have a PhD in Nutritional Sciences and my expertise is in performing and evaluating nutritional research. I am not a medical doctor and nothing herein is medical advice.
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