"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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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metallothionein" by people in Profiles.
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Novel biomarkers and interferon signature in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. J Neuroimmunol. 2024 04 15; 389:578328.
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Intermittent hypoxia inhibits epinephrine-induced transcriptional changes in human aortic endothelial cells. Sci Rep. 2022 10 13; 12(1):17167.
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Extreme metal adapted, knockout and knockdown strains reveal a coordinated gene expression among different Tetrahymena thermophila metallothionein isoforms. PLoS One. 2017; 12(12):e0189076.
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Myofiber-specific inhibition of TGFß signaling protects skeletal muscle from injury and dystrophic disease in mice. Hum Mol Genet. 2014 Dec 20; 23(25):6903-15.
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Functional GFP-metallothionein fusion protein from Tetrahymena thermophila: a potential whole-cell biosensor for monitoring heavy metal pollution and a cell model to study metallothionein overproduction effects. Biometals. 2014 Feb; 27(1):195-205.
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Whole-cell biosensors for detection of heavy metal ions in environmental samples based on metallothionein promoters from Tetrahymena thermophila. Microb Biotechnol. 2011 Jul; 4(4):513-22.
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Metallothionein-cross-linked hydrogels for the selective removal of heavy metals from water. J Am Chem Soc. 2008 Nov 26; 130(47):15820-2.
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Identification and characterization of metallothionein-1 and -2 gene expression in the context of (+/-)3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-induced toxicity to brain dopaminergic neurons. J Neurosci. 2004 Aug 11; 24(32):7043-50.
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Differential expression of a senescence-enhanced metallothionein gene in Arabidopsis in response to isolates of Peronospora parasitica and Pseudomonas syringae. Plant J. 1998 Oct; 16(2):209-21.
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Factors affecting the rearrangement efficiency of an Ig test gene. J Immunol. 1991 Apr 15; 146(8):2826-35.