NCBI Accession #
XP_015628821.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
XM_015773335.1
NCBI Official Full Name
metallothionein-like protein 1B
NCBI Official Symbol
LOC4332487
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
MT1B; OsMT-I-1b
NCBI Protein Information
metallothionein-like protein 1B
UniProt Protein Name
Metallothionein-like protein 1B
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Class I metallothionein-like protein 1B; OsMT-I-1b
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q10N03
UniProt Secondary Accession #
A3AGU4
UniProt Related Accession #
Q10N03
UniProt Comments
Metallothioneins have a high content of cysteine residues that bind various heavy metals (Probable). Functions as metal chelator of nickel (Ni), cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu). Possesses higher affinity for Ni and Cd ions compared to Zn and Cu ions (PubMed:23385446).