Human metallothionein genes are clustered on chromosome 16.

The metallothioneins are a family of heavy-metal binding proteins of low molecular weight. They function in the regulation of trace metal metabolism and in the protection against toxic heavy metal ions. In man, the metallothioneins are encoded by at least 10-12 genes separated into two groups, MT-I...

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Main Authors: Karin, M, Eddy, R L, Henry, W M, Haley, L L, Byers, M G, Shows, T B
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1984
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC391732/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6089206
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