UniProt Protein Function: | MT1G: Metallothioneins have a high content of cysteine residues that bind various heavy metals; these proteins are transcriptionally regulated by both heavy metals and glucocorticoids. Belongs to the metallothionein superfamily. Type 1 family. 2 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.Protein type: CarrierChromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 16q13Cellular Component: cytoplasm; nucleus; perinuclear region of cytoplasmMolecular Function: protein binding; zinc ion bindingBiological Process: monocyte activation; monocyte differentiation; negative regulation of growth; response to metal ion |
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NCBI Summary: | |
UniProt Code: | P13640 |
NCBI GenInfo Identifier: | 669633280 |
NCBI Gene ID: | 4495 |
NCBI Accession: | NP_001288196.1 |
UniProt Secondary Accession: | P13640,P80296 |
UniProt Related Accession: | P13640 |
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NCBI Full Name: | metallothionein-1G isoform 2 |
NCBI Synonym Full Names: | metallothionein 1G |
NCBI Official Symbol: | MT1GÂ Â |
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols: | MT1; MT1KÂ Â |
NCBI Protein Information: | metallothionein-1G |
UniProt Protein Name: | Metallothionein-1G |
UniProt Synonym Protein Names: | Metallothionein-1K; MT-1K; Metallothionein-IG; MT-IG |
Protein Family: | Metallothionein |
UniProt Gene Name: | MT1GÂ Â |
UniProt Entry Name: | MT1G_HUMAN |