BC069421
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UniProt Secondary Accession #
UniProt Related Accession #
Molecular Weight
6,115 Da
NCBI Official Full Name
Homo sapiens metallothionein 1B, mRNA
NCBI Official Synonym Full Names
metallothionein 1B
NCBI Protein Information
metallothionein-1B
UniProt Protein Name
Metallothionein-1B
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Metallothionein-IB; MT-IB
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
UniProt Entry Name
MT1B_HUMAN
NCBI Summary for MT1B
The protein encoded by this gene binds heavy metals and protects against toxicity from heavy metal ions. This gene is found in a cluster of similar genes on chromosome 16. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016]
UniProt Comments for MT1B
MT1B: 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.
Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 16q13
Cellular Component: cytoplasm; nucleus; perinuclear region of cytoplasm
Molecular Function: zinc ion binding
Biological Process: negative regulation of growth
Research Articles on MT1B
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Pathways associated with MT1B cdna clone
Diseases associated with MT1B cdna clone
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