Q0IMG5 (MT4A_ORYSJ) Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

Names and origin

Protein names

Recommended name:
Metallothionein-like protein 4A

Alternative name(s):
Class I metallothionein-like protein 4A
OsMT-I-4a
OsMT1b

Gene names

Name:	MT4A
Ordered Locus Names:	Os12g0570700, LOC_Os12g38270

Organism

Oryza sativa subsp. japonica (Rice) [Reference proteome]

Taxonomic identifier

39947 [NCBI]

Taxonomic lineage

cellular organisms › Eukaryota › Viridiplantae › Streptophyta › Streptophytina › Embryophyta › Tracheophyta › Euphyllophyta › Spermatophyta › Magnoliophyta › Liliopsida › commelinids › Poales › Poaceae › BEP clade › Ehrhartoideae › Oryzeae › Oryza › Oryza sativa

Protein attributes

Sequence length	78 AA.
Sequence status	Complete.
Protein existence	Evidence at transcript level

General annotation (Comments)

Function	Metallothioneins have a high content of cysteine residues that bind various heavy metals.
Tissue specificity	Expressed in roots. Ref.5
Sequence similarities	Belongs to the metallothionein superfamily. Type 15 family.
Sequence caution	The sequence ABA99658.2 differs from that shown. Reason: Erroneous gene model prediction.

Ontologies

Keywords
Ligand	Metal-binding Metal-thiolate cluster
Technical term	Complete proteome Reference proteome
Gene Ontology (GO)
Molecular_function	copper ion binding Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: EnsemblPlants/Gramene
Complete GO annotation...

Sequence annotation (Features)

	Feature key	Position(s)	Length	Description	Graphical view	Feature identifier
Molecule processing
	Chain	1 – 78	78	Metallothionein-like protein 4A		PRO_0000263059

Sequences

	Sequence		Length	Mass (Da)
	Q0IMG5 [UniParc]. Last modified October 3, 2006. Version 1. Checksum: 4973599B9EBD717F	FASTA	78	7,644
	10 20 30 40 50 60 MSCCGGSCNC GSSCKCGSGC GNMYPDLAEK TTNTSATMVL GVAPAKEQFE GVGKAAESGE 70 AAHGCSCGSS CKCNPCNC

References

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[1]	"The sequence of rice chromosomes 11 and 12, rich in disease resistance genes and recent gene duplications." The rice chromosomes 11 and 12 sequencing consortia BMC Biol. 3:20-20(2005) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA]. Strain: cv. Nipponbare.
[2]	"The map-based sequence of the rice genome." International rice genome sequencing project (IRGSP) Nature 436:793-800(2005) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA]. Strain: cv. Nipponbare.
[3]	"The rice annotation project database (RAP-DB): 2008 update." The rice annotation project (RAP) Nucleic Acids Res. 36:D1028-D1033(2008) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: GENOME REANNOTATION. Strain: cv. Nipponbare.
[4]	"Collection, mapping, and annotation of over 28,000 cDNA clones from japonica rice." The rice full-length cDNA consortium Science 301:376-379(2003) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE MRNA]. Strain: cv. Nipponbare.
[5]	"Molecular analyses of the metallothionein gene family in rice (Oryza sativa L.)." Zhou G., Xu Y., Li J., Yang L., Liu J.-Y. J. Biochem. Mol. Biol. 39:595-606(2006) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: GENE FAMILY, TISSUE SPECIFICITY.

Cross-references

Sequence databases
EMBL GenBank DDBJ	DP000011 Genomic DNA. Translation: ABA99658.2. Sequence problems. AP008218 Genomic DNA. Translation: BAF30100.1. AK103445 mRNA. No translation available.
RefSeq	NP_001067081.1. NM_001073613.1.
UniGene	Os.9279.
3D structure databases
ModBase	Search...
Protocols and materials databases
StructuralBiologyKnowledgebase	Search...
Genome annotation databases
GeneID	4352580.
KEGG	osa:4352580.
Organism-specific databases
Gramene	Q0IMG5.
Phylogenomic databases
HOGENOM	HOG000220916.
ProtClustDB	CLSN2698938.
Gene expression databases
ArrayExpress	Q0IMG5.
Family and domain databases
InterPro	IPR000347. Metalthion_15p. [Graphical view]
Pfam	PF01439. Metallothio_2. 1 hit. [Graphical view]
ProtoNet	Search...

Entry information

Entry name

MT4A_ORYSJ

Accession

Primary (citable) accession number: Q0IMG5
Secondary accession number(s): Q2QNC6

Entry history

Integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:	December 12, 2006
Last sequence update:	October 3, 2006
Last modified:	April 3, 2013
This is version 34 of the entry and version 1 of the sequence. [Complete history]

Entry status

Reviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)

Annotation program

Plant Protein Annotation Program