"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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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metallothionein" by people in Profiles.
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Proximity-dependent biotin labeling in testicular germ cells identified TESMIN-associated proteins. Sci Rep. 2022 12 23; 12(1):22198.
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Therapeutic targeting of the USP2-E2F4 axis inhibits autophagic machinery essential for zinc homeostasis in cancer progression. Autophagy. 2022 11; 18(11):2615-2635.
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The Integrator complex cleaves nascent mRNAs to attenuate transcription. Genes Dev. 2019 11 01; 33(21-22):1525-1538.
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Expression of microRNAs and protein-coding genes associated with perineural invasion in prostate cancer. Prostate. 2008 Aug 01; 68(11):1152-64.
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Modulation of gene expression in precancerous rat esophagus by dietary zinc deficit and replenishment. Cancer Res. 2005 Sep 01; 65(17):7790-9.
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Multiple types of skeletal muscle atrophy involve a common program of changes in gene expression. FASEB J. 2004 Jan; 18(1):39-51.
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Overexpression of human chorionic gonadotropin causes multiple reproductive defects in transgenic mice. Biol Reprod. 2003 Jul; 69(1):338-46.
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Follistatin is a modulator of gonadal tumor progression and the activin-induced wasting syndrome in inhibin-deficient mice. Endocrinology. 2000 Jul; 141(7):2319-27.
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Formation of circular amplifications in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by a breakage-fusion-bridge mechanism. Environ Mol Mutagen. 2000; 36(2):113-20.
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Transgenic models to study gonadotropin function: the role of follicle-stimulating hormone in gonadal growth and tumorigenesis. Mol Endocrinol. 1999 Jun; 13(6):851-65.