ID   Q3BK42_ELAQT            Unreviewed;        63 AA.
AC   Q3BK42;
DT   22-NOV-2005, integrated into UniProtKB/TrEMBL.
DT   22-NOV-2005, sequence version 1.
DT   27-MAR-2024, entry version 56.
DE   RecName: Full=Metallothionein {ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU000621};
GN   Name=metallothionein {ECO:0000313|EMBL:CAJ32313.1};
OS   Elaphe quatuorlineata (Four-lined rat snake) (Coluber quatuorlineatus).
OC   Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;
OC   Lepidosauria; Squamata; Bifurcata; Unidentata; Episquamata; Toxicofera;
OC   Serpentes; Colubroidea; Colubridae; Colubrinae; Elaphe.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=122934 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:CAJ32313.1};
RN   [1] {ECO:0000313|EMBL:CAJ32313.1}
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE.
RC   TISSUE=Liver {ECO:0000313|EMBL:CAJ32313.1};
RX   PubMed=18675328; DOI=10.1016/j.gene.2008.06.027;
RA   Trinchella F., Riggio M., Filosa S., Parisi E., Scudiero R.;
RT   "Molecular cloning and sequencing of metallothionein in squamates: New
RT   insights into the evolution of the metallothionein genes in vertebrates.";
RL   Gene 423:48-56(2008).
CC   -!- FUNCTION: Metallothioneins have a high content of cysteine residues
CC       that bind various heavy metals. {ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU000621}.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the metallothionein superfamily. Type 1 family.
CC       {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00007283, ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU000621}.
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DR   EMBL; AM087393; CAJ32313.1; -; mRNA.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q3BK42; -.
DR   GO; GO:0046872; F:metal ion binding; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   Gene3D; 4.10.10.10; Metallothionein Isoform II; 1.
DR   InterPro; IPR017854; Metalthion_dom_sf.
DR   InterPro; IPR023587; Metalthion_dom_sf_vert.
DR   InterPro; IPR000006; Metalthion_vert.
DR   PANTHER; PTHR23299; METALLOTHIONEIN; 1.
DR   PANTHER; PTHR23299:SF18; METALLOTHIONEIN-3; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF00131; Metallothio; 1.
DR   PRINTS; PR00860; MTVERTEBRATE.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF57868; Metallothionein; 1.
PE   2: Evidence at transcript level;
KW   Metal-binding {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022723,
KW   ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU000621};
KW   Metal-thiolate cluster {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022851,
KW   ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU000621}.
SQ   SEQUENCE   63 AA;  6397 MW;  D11AF75FD8313BB4 CRC64;
     MDPQDCGCAT GSSCSCNGSC KCKNCKCTSC KKSCCSCCPA SCDNCAKGCV CKDPSLNKCS
     CCP
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