Metallothionein 2A

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

PDBHuman UniProt search: PDBe RCSB
AliasesMT2A, MT2, Metallothionein 2A, MT-II, MT-2
Quick facts MT2A, Available structures ...
MT2A
Available structures
PDBHuman UniProt search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesMT2A, MT2, Metallothionein 2A, MT-II, MT-2
External IDsOMIM: 156360; HomoloGene: 136536; GeneCards: MT2A; OMA:MT2A - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_005953

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RefSeq (protein)

NP_005944

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Location (UCSC)Chr 16: 56.61 – 56.61 Mbn/a
PubMed search[2]n/a
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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]

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