metallothionein

Structure: - metallothioneins have a high content of Cys that bind various heavy metals Expression: - transcriptionally regulated by both heavy metals & glucocorticoids

Specific

metallothionein 1 metallothionein E metallothionein like 1 metallothionein like 2 metallothionein like 3 metallothionein like 4 metallothionein M metallothionein MT1DP (MT1DP, MTM) Metallothionein-2; MT-2; Metallothionein-II; MT-II; Metallothionein-2A (MT2A CES1 MT2) Metallothionein-3; MT-3; Metallothionein-III; MT-III; growth inhibitory factor; GIFB; GIF (MT3) Metallothionein-4; MT-4; Metallothionein-IV; MT-IV (MT4) tesmin; Metallothionein-like 5, testis-specific; testis-specific metallothionein-like protein (MTL5)

Properties

SIZE: entity length = 57-64 aa MOTIF: cysteine-rich region MOTIF: cysteine residue (20) metal ion-binding site MOTIF: cysteine residue (SEVERAL)