NCBI Accession #
NP_181731.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_129764.2
NCBI Official Full Name
plant EC metallothionein family protein
NCBI Official Symbol
AtMT4a
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
Arabidopsis thaliana metallothionein 4a; T6D20.11; T6D20_11
NCBI Protein Information
plant EC metallothionein family protein
NCBI Summary
AtMT4a is a member of Type 4 metallothionein (MT) genes. It is involved in the early develoment of the embryo and in the accumulation of metal ions especially Zn in the seeds.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
MT-4A
UniProt Protein Name
Metallothionein-like protein 4A
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
EC protein homolog 1
UniProt Primary Accession #
P93746
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q42258; F4ILY8
UniProt Related Accession #
P93746
UniProt Comments
Metallothioneins have a high content of cysteine residues that bind various heavy metals (Probable). Functions as metal chelator of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) (PubMed:18287486). Plays a role in storing and distributing Zn ion in seed (PubMed:22014117).