NameMetallothionein-2
Synonyms
  • CES1
  • Metallothionein-2A
  • Metallothionein-II
  • MT-2
  • MT-II
  • MT2
Gene NameMT2A
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020797|Metallothionein-2
MDPNCSCAAGDSCTCAGSCKCKECKCTSCKKSCCSCCPVGCAKCAQGCICKGASDKCSCC
A
Number of residues61
Molecular Weight6042.05
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • drug binding
  • zinc ion binding
Processes
  • cytokine-mediated signaling pathway
  • cellular response to drug
  • interferon-gamma-mediated signaling pathway
  • negative regulation of growth
  • cellular response to interleukin-3
  • cellular response to zinc ion
  • cellular copper ion homeostasis
  • cellular response to erythropoietin
Components
  • cytoplasm
  • nucleus
  • cytosol
  • perinuclear region of cytoplasm
General FunctionZinc ion binding
Specific FunctionMetallothioneins have a high content of cysteine residues that bind various heavy metals; these proteins are transcriptionally regulated by both heavy metals and glucocorticoids.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP02795
UniProtKB Entry NameMT2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNot Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020798|Metallothionein-2 (MT2A)
ATGGATCCCAACTGCTCCTGCGCCGCCGGTGACTCCTGCACCTGCGCCGGCTCCTGCAAA
TGCAAAGAGTGCAAATGCACCTCCTGCAAGAAAAGCTGCTGCTCCTGCTGCCCTGTGGGC
TGTGCCAAGTGTGCCCAGGGCTGCATCTGCAAAGGGGCGTCGGACAAGTGCAGCTGCTGC
GCCTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:7406
Chromosome Location16
LocusNot Available
References
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