P56170 (MT23_BRAJU) Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

Names and origin

Protein names	Recommended name: Metallothionein-like protein type 2, MT2-22
Organism	Brassica juncea (Indian mustard) (Sinapis juncea)
Taxonomic identifier	3707 [NCBI]
Taxonomic lineage	cellular organisms › Eukaryota › Viridiplantae › Streptophyta › Streptophytina › Embryophyta › Tracheophyta › Euphyllophyta › Spermatophyta › Magnoliophyta › eudicotyledons › core eudicotyledons › rosids › malvids › Brassicales › Brassicaceae › Brassiceae › Brassica

Protein attributes

Sequence length	80 AA.
Sequence status	Complete.
Protein existence	Inferred from homology

General annotation (Comments)

Function	Metallothioneins have a high content of cysteine residues that bind various heavy metals.
Sequence similarities	Belongs to the metallothionein superfamily. Type 15 family.

Ontologies

Keywords
Ligand	Metal-binding Metal-thiolate cluster
Gene Ontology (GO)
Molecular_function	metal ion binding Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-KW
Complete GO annotation...

Sequence annotation (Features)

	Feature key	Position(s)	Length	Description	Graphical view	Feature identifier
Molecule processing
	Chain	1 – 80	80	Metallothionein-like protein type 2, MT2-22		PRO_0000197390

Sequences

	Sequence		Length	Mass (Da)
	P56170 [UniParc]. Last modified November 1, 1997. Version 1. Checksum: DB2596BBF464B411	FASTA	80	8,033
	10 20 30 40 50 60 MSCCGGNCGC GAGCKCVGCG GCKMYPDLSF SGETTTSEAL VLGVAPSMNS QYEASGETFV 70 80 AENDACKCGS DCKCNPCTCK

References

[1]

"cDNA cloning and expression analysis of genes encoding GSH synthesis in roots of the heavy-metal accumulator Brassica juncea L.: evidence for Cd-induction of a putative mitochondrial gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase isoform." Schaefer H.J., Haag-Kerwer A., Rausch T.H. Plant Mol. Biol. 37:87-97(1998) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA]. Strain: cv. Vittasso. Tissue: Root.

Cross-references

Sequence databases
EMBL GenBank DDBJ	Y10851 mRNA. Translation: CAA71804.1.
3D structure databases
ModBase	Search...
Protocols and materials databases
StructuralBiologyKnowledgebase	Search...
Family and domain databases
InterPro	IPR000347. Metalthion_15p. [Graphical view]
Pfam	PF01439. Metallothio_2. 1 hit. [Graphical view]
ProtoNet	Search...

Entry information

Entry name

MT23_BRAJU

Accession

Primary (citable) accession number: P56170

Entry history

Integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:	November 1, 1997
Last sequence update:	November 1, 1997
Last modified:	April 3, 2013
This is version 41 of the entry and version 1 of the sequence. [Complete history]

Entry status

Reviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)

Annotation program

Plant Protein Annotation Program