Metallothionein 1A

Metallothionein-1A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MT1A gene.[3][4][5]

MT1A
Identifiers
Aliases	MT1A, MT1, MT1S, MTC, Metallothionein 1A, MT-1A, MT-IA
External IDs	OMIM: 156350 GeneCards: MT1A
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 16 (human)[1] Band 16q13 Start 56,638,666 bp[1] End 56,640,087 bp[1]
Gene ontology Molecular function • zinc ion binding • GO:0001948 protein binding • metal ion binding Cellular component • cytoplasm • perinuclear region of cytoplasm • cytosol • cell nucleus Biological process • response to metal ion • negative regulation of growth • cellular response to cadmium ion • cellular response to zinc ion • cellular zinc ion homeostasis • detoxification of copper ion • cellular response to copper ion Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
Species	Human	Mouse
Entrez	4489	n/a
Ensembl	ENSG00000205362	n/a
UniProt	P04731	n/a
RefSeq (mRNA)	NM_005946	n/a
RefSeq (protein)	NP_005937	n/a
Location (UCSC)	Chr 16: 56.64 – 56.64 Mb	n/a
PubMed search	[2]	n/a
Wikidata
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References

1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000205362 - Ensembl, May 2017
2. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
3. Karin M, Eddy RL, Henry WM, Haley LL, Byers MG, Shows TB (Oct 1984). "Human metallothionein genes are clustered on chromosome 16". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 81 (17): 5494–8. Bibcode:1984PNAS...81.5494K. doi:10.1073/pnas.81.17.5494. PMC 391732. PMID 6089206.
4. Richards RI, Heguy A, Karin M (Jun 1984). "Structural and functional analysis of the human metallothionein-IA gene: differential induction by metal ions and glucocorticoids". Cell. 37 (1): 263–72. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(84)90322-2. PMID 6327055.
5. "Entrez Gene: MT1A metallothionein 1A".

Further reading

• Thirumoorthy N, Manisenthil Kumar KT, Shyam Sundar A, et al. (2007). "Metallothionein: an overview". World J. Gastroenterol. 13 (7): 993–6. doi:10.3748/wjg.v13.i7.993. PMC 4146885. PMID 17373731.
• Sutherland GR, Baker E, Callen DF, et al. (1990). "The human metallothionein gene cluster is not disrupted in myelomonocytic leukemia". Genomics. 6 (1): 144–8. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(90)90459-8. PMID 2303255.
• Grider A, Bailey LB, Cousins RJ (1990). "Erythrocyte metallothionein as an index of zinc status in humans". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 87 (4): 1259–62. Bibcode:1990PNAS...87.1259G. doi:10.1073/pnas.87.4.1259. PMC 53453. PMID 2304897.
• Le Beau MM, Diaz MO, Karin M, Rowley JD (1985). "Metallothionein gene cluster is split by chromosome 16 rearrangements in myelomonocytic leukaemia". Nature. 313 (6004): 709–11. Bibcode:1985Natur.313..709L. doi:10.1038/313709a0. PMID 3856101.
• Hunziker PE, Kägi JH (1985). "Isolation and characterization of six human hepatic isometallothioneins". Biochem. J. 231 (2): 375–82. doi:10.1042/bj2310375. PMC 1152756. PMID 4062903.
• Armitage IM, Otvos JD, Briggs RW, Boulanger Y (1983). "Structure elucidation of the metal-binding sites in metallothionein by 113Cd NMR". Fed. Proc. 41 (13): 2974–80. PMID 7140998.
• Akintola DF, Sampson B, Fleck A (1995). "Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for human metallothionein-1 in plasma and urine". J. Lab. Clin. Med. 126 (2): 119–27. PMID 7543551.
• Davis SR, McMahon RJ, Cousins RJ (1998). "Metallothionein knockout and transgenic mice exhibit altered intestinal processing of zinc with uniform zinc-dependent zinc transporter-1 expression". J. Nutr. 128 (5): 825–31. doi:10.1093/jn/128.5.825. PMID 9566988.
• Simpkins C, Lloyd T, Li S, Balderman S (1998). "Metallothionein-induced increase in mitochondrial inner membrane permeability". J. Surg. Res. 75 (1): 30–4. doi:10.1006/jsre.1997.5241. PMID 9614853.
• Lau JC, Cherian MG (1999). "Developmental changes in hepatic metallothionein, zinc, and copper levels in genetically altered mice". Biochem. Cell Biol. 76 (4): 615–23. doi:10.1139/bcb-76-4-615. PMID 10099782.
• Levadoux M, Mahon C, Beattie JH, et al. (2000). "Nuclear import of metallothionein requires its mRNA to be associated with the perinuclear cytoskeleton". J. Biol. Chem. 274 (49): 34961–6. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.49.34961. PMID 10574972.
• Garrett SH, Sens MA, Shukla D, et al. (2000). "Metallothionein isoform 1 and 2 gene expression in the human prostate: downregulation of MT-1X in advanced prostate cancer". Prostate. 43 (2): 125–35. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0045(20000501)43:2<125::AID-PROS7>3.0.CO;2-S. PMID 10754528.
• Vandeghinste N, Proost P, De Ley M (2000). "Metallothionein isoform gene expression in zinc-treated human peripheral blood lymphocytes". Cell. Mol. Biol. (Noisy-le-grand). 46 (2): 419–33. PMID 10774930.
• Campagne MV, Thibodeaux H, van Bruggen N, et al. (2000). "Increased binding activity at an antioxidant-responsive element in the metallothionein-1 promoter and rapid induction of metallothionein-1 and -2 in response to cerebral ischemia and reperfusion". J. Neurosci. 20 (14): 5200–7. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.20-14-05200.2000. PMC 6772313. PMID 10884303.
• Rahman MT, De Ley M (2001). "Metallothionein isogene transcription in red blood cell precursors from human cord blood". Eur. J. Biochem. 268 (3): 849–56. doi:10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.01947.x. PMID 11168427.
• Levadoux-Martin M, Hesketh JE, Beattie JH, Wallace HM (2001). "Influence of metallothionein-1 localization on its function". Biochem. J. 355 (Pt 2): 473–9. doi:10.1042/0264-6021:3550473. PMC 1221760. PMID 11284736.
• Richarz AN, Brätter P (2002). "Speciation analysis of trace elements in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's disease with special emphasis on metallothioneins". Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 372 (3): 412–7. doi:10.1007/s00216-001-1187-5. PMID 11939525.
• Minami T, Kubo K, Ichida S (2003). "Determination of metallothionein-1/metallothionein-2 ratios in the mouse liver and pancreas by capillary zone electrophoresis using a polyacrylamide-coated capillary at neutral pH". J. Chromatogr. B. 779 (2): 211–9. doi:10.1016/S1570-0232(02)00375-6. PMID 12361735.