Metallothionein_2A

Metallothionein 2A

Metallothionein 2A

Protein found in humans


Metallothionein-2 is a metallothionein protein that in humans is encoded by the MT2A gene.[3][4]

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The single-nucleotide polymorphism rs28366003 which substitutes guanine for adenine in MT2A is associated with certain cancers and some chronic diseases.[5]

Interactions

Metallothionein 2A has been shown to interact with protein kinase D1.[6]


References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. Karin M, Richards RI (Dec 1982). "Human metallothionein genes--primary structure of the metallothionein-II gene and a related processed gene". Nature. 299 (5886): 797–802. Bibcode:1982Natur.299..797K. doi:10.1038/299797a0. PMID 7133118. S2CID 4332683.
  3. Sekovanić A, Jurasović J, Piasek M (2020). "Metallothionein 2A gene polymorphisms in relation to diseases and trace element levels in humans". Arhiv Za Higijenu Rada I Toksikologiju. 71 (1): 27–47. doi:10.2478/aiht-2020-71-3349. PMC 7837243. PMID 32597135.
  4. Rao, Prema S; Jaggi Meena; Smith David J; Hemstreet George P; Balaji K C (Oct 2003). "Metallothionein 2A interacts with the kinase domain of PKCmu in prostate cancer". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 310 (3). United States: 1032–8. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.09.118. ISSN 0006-291X. PMID 14550308.

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