Metallothionein-2
| Name | Metallothionein-2 |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | CES1 Metallothionein-2A Metallothionein-II MT-2 MT-II MT2 |
| Gene Name | MT2A |
| Organism | Human |
| Amino acid sequence | >lcl|BSEQ0020797|Metallothionein-2 MDPNCSCAAGDSCTCAGSCKCKECKCTSCKKSCCSCCPVGCAKCAQGCICKGASDKCSCC A |
| Number of residues | 61 |
| Molecular Weight | 6042.05 |
| Theoretical pI | None |
| 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
perinuclear region of cytoplasm cytoplasm nucleus cytosol |
| General Function | Zinc ion binding |
| Specific Function | Metallothioneins have a high content of cysteine residues that bind various heavy metals; these proteins are transcriptionally regulated by both heavy metals and glucocorticoids. |
| Transmembrane Regions | |
| GenBank Protein ID | |
| UniProtKB ID | P02795 |
| UniProtKB Entry Name | MT2_HUMAN |
| Cellular Location | None |
| Gene sequence | >lcl|BSEQ0020798|Metallothionein-2 (MT2A) ATGGATCCCAACTGCTCCTGCGCCGCCGGTGACTCCTGCACCTGCGCCGGCTCCTGCAAA TGCAAAGAGTGCAAATGCACCTCCTGCAAGAAAAGCTGCTGCTCCTGCTGCCCTGTGGGC TGTGCCAAGTGTGCCCAGGGCTGCATCTGCAAAGGGGCGTCGGACAAGTGCAGCTGCTGC GCCTGA |
| GenBank Gene ID | |
| GeneCard ID | None |
| GenAtlas ID | |
| HGNC ID | HGNC:7406 |
| Chromosome Location | 16 |
| Locus | None |
| References |
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Related FRC
| FRCD ID | Name | Exact Mass | Structure |
|---|---|---|---|
Cadmium |
112.414 |
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Zinc |
65.38 |