Metallothionein-1H

Details

Name
Metallothionein-1H
Synonyms
  • Metallothionein-0
  • Metallothionein-IH
  • MT-0
  • MT-1H
  • MT-IH
Gene Name
MT1H
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0049470|Metallothionein-1H
MDPNCSCEAGGSCACAGSCKCKKCKCTSCKKSCCSCCPLGCAKCAQGCICKGASEKCSCC
A
Number of residues
61
Molecular Weight
6039.14
Theoretical pI
Not Available
GO Classification
Functions
zinc ion binding
Processes
cellular response to cadmium ion / cellular response to zinc ion / negative regulation of growth
Components
cytoplasm / nucleus / perinuclear region of cytoplasm
General 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.
Specific Function
Zinc ion binding
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Not Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0049471|Metallothionein-1H (MT1H)
ATGGACCCCAACTGCTCCTGCGAGGCTGGTGGCTCCTGCGCCTGCGCCGGCTCCTGCAAG
TGCAAAAAGTGCAAATGCACCTCCTGCAAGAAGAGCTGCTGCTCCTGTTGCCCCCTGGGC
TGTGCCAAGTGTGCCCAGGGCTGCATCTGCAAAGGGGCGTCAGAGAAGTGCAGCTGCTGT
GCCTGA
Chromosome Location
16
Locus
16q13
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP80294
UniProtKB Entry NameMT1H_HUMAN
HGNC IDHGNC:7400
General References
  1. Soumillion A, Van Damme J, De Ley M: Cloning and specific polymerised-chain-reaction amplification of a third charge-separable human metallothionein isoform. Eur J Biochem. 1992 Nov 1;209(3):999-1004. [Article]
  2. Stennard FA, Holloway AF, Hamilton J, West AK: Characterisation of six additional human metallothionein genes. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1994 Aug 2;1218(3):357-65. [Article]
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  4. Pauwels M, van Weyenbergh J, Soumillion A, Proost P, De Ley M: Induction by zinc of specific metallothionein isoforms in human monocytes. Eur J Biochem. 1994 Feb 15;220(1):105-10. [Article]

Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB09130Copperapproved, investigationalnobinderDetails
DB12965Silverapproved, investigationalunknownbinderDetails