"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008668
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.556.670
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| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metallothionein" by people in Profiles.
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Is Low Alveolar Type II Cell SOD3 in the Lungs of Elderly Linked to the Observed Severity of COVID-19? Antioxid Redox Signal. 2020 07 10; 33(2):59-65.
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The role of zinc supplementation on the metallothionein system in children with autism spectrum disorder. Acta Neurol Belg. 2019 Dec; 119(4):577-583.
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Secretory expression, immunoaffinity purification and metal-binding ability of recombinant metallothionein (ShMT) from freshwater crab Sinopotamon henanense. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2019 Mar; 169:457-463.
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Potential ability for metallothionein and vitamin E protection against cadmium immunotoxicity in head kidney and spleen of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus). Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2019 Apr 15; 170:246-252.
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The Effect of Vitamin E and Metallothionein on the Antioxidant Capacities of Cadmium-Damaged Liver in Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idellus. Biomed Res Int. 2018; 2018:7935396.
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The Aspergillus fumigatus transcription factor AceA is involved not only in Cu but also in Zn detoxification through regulating transporters CrpA and ZrcA. Cell Microbiol. 2018 10; 20(10):e12864.
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Metallothionein is elevated in liver and duodenum of Atp7b(-/-) mice. Biometals. 2018 08; 31(4):617-625.
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Integrated toxicity evaluation of metals in sediments of Jiaozhou Bay (China): Based on biomarkers responses in clam Ruditapes philippinarum exposed to sediment extracts. Mar Pollut Bull. 2018 Jun; 131(Pt A):180-190.
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Dietary genistein supplementation in laying broiler breeder hens alters the development and metabolism of offspring embryos as revealed by hepatic transcriptome analysis. FASEB J. 2018 08; 32(8):4214-4228.
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Assessment of metal contamination in estuarine surface sediments from Dongying City, China: Use of a modified ecological risk index. Mar Pollut Bull. 2018 Jan; 126:293-303.