"Metallothionein" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A low-molecular-weight (approx. 10 kD) protein occurring in the cytoplasm of kidney cortex and liver. It is rich in cysteinyl residues and contains no aromatic amino acids. Metallothionein shows high affinity for bivalent heavy metals.
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D008668
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.556.670
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metallothionein" by people in Profiles.
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Shuja RN, Taimuri SU, Shakoori FR, Shakoori AR. Efficient expression of truncated recombinant cadmium-metallothionein gene of a ciliate, Tetrahymena tropicalis lahorensis in Escherichia coli. Mol Biol Rep. 2013 Dec; 40(12):7061-8.
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Dar S, Shuja RN, Shakoori AR. A synthetic cadmium metallothionein gene (PMCd1syn) of Paramecium species: expression, purification and characteristics of metallothionein protein. Mol Biol Rep. 2013 Feb; 40(2):983-97.
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Suleman A, Shakoori AR. Evaluation of physiological importance of metallothionein protein expressed by Tetrahymena cadmium metallothionein 1 (TMCd1) gene in Escherichia coli. J Cell Biochem. 2012 May; 113(5):1616-22.
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Chaudhry R, Shakoori AR. Isolation and characterization of a novel copper-inducible metallothionein gene of a ciliate, Tetrahymena tropicalis lahorensis. J Cell Biochem. 2010 Jun 01; 110(3):630-44.
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Shuja RN, Shakoori AR. Identification and cloning of first cadmium metallothionein like gene from locally isolated ciliate, Paramecium sp. Mol Biol Rep. 2009 Mar; 36(3):549-60.
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Shuja RN, Shakoori AR. Identification, cloning and sequencing of a novel stress inducible metallothionein gene from locally isolated Tetrahymena tropicalis lahorensis. Gene. 2007 Dec 15; 405(1-2):19-26.
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Shakoori AR, Rehman A. Multiple metal resistance in the ciliate protozoan, Vorticella microstoma, isolated from industrial effluents and its potential in bioremediation of toxic wastes. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2004 May; 72(5):1046-51.
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Virbasius CM, Holstege FC, Young RA, Green MR. Promoter-specific activation defects by a novel yeast TBP mutant compromised for TFIIB interaction. Curr Biol. 2001 Nov 13; 11(22):1794-8.
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Walker SS, Reese JC, Apone LM, Green MR. Transcription activation in cells lacking TAFIIS. Nature. 1996 Sep 12; 383(6596):185-8.