Q2QNC3 (MT4C_ORYSJ) Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

Names and origin

Protein names

Recommended name:
Metallothionein-like protein 4C

Alternative name(s):
Class I metallothionein-like protein 4C
OsMT-I-4c
OsMT1c

Gene names

Name:	MT4C
Ordered Locus Names:	Os12g0571100, LOC_Os12g38300

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 leaves, rachis, inflorescences and seeds. Ref.5
Sequence similarities	Belongs to the metallothionein superfamily. Type 15 family.

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 4C		PRO_0000263061

Sequences

	Sequence		Length	Mass (Da)
	Q2QNC3 [UniParc]. Last modified January 24, 2006. Version 1. Checksum: 0AF2B6CBEBC51E13	FASTA	78	7,514
	10 20 30 40 50 60 MSCGGSCNCG SCGCGGGCGK MYPDLAEKIT TTTTTATTVL GVAPEKGHSE GVGKAAESGE 70 AAHGCSCGSS CRCNPCNC

References

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[1]	"Functional genomics of plant stress tolerance." Bohnert H.J., Borchert C., Brazille S., Brooks J., Eaton M., Ferrea H., Kawasaki S., McCollough A., Michalowski C.B., Palacio C., Scara G., Wheeler M., Zepeda G.R. Submitted (JUN-2000) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA]. Strain: cv. Nipponbare. Tissue: Root.
[2]	"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.
[3]	"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.
[4]	"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.
[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	BE039221 mRNA. No translation available. DP000011 Genomic DNA. Translation: ABA99661.1. AP008218 Genomic DNA. Translation: BAF30102.1.
RefSeq	NP_001067083.1. NM_001073615.1.
UniGene	Os.37783.
3D structure databases
ModBase	Search...
Protocols and materials databases
StructuralBiologyKnowledgebase	Search...
Genome annotation databases
GeneID	4352582.
KEGG	dosa:Os12t0567800-01. dosa:Os12t0571100-01. osa:4352582.
Organism-specific databases
Gramene	Q2QNC3.
Phylogenomic databases
ProtClustDB	CLSN2698938.
Gene expression databases
ArrayExpress	Q2QNC3.
Family and domain databases
InterPro	IPR000347. Metalthion_15p. [Graphical view]
Pfam	PF01439. Metallothio_2. 1 hit. [Graphical view]
ProtoNet	Search...

Entry information

Entry name

MT4C_ORYSJ

Accession

Primary (citable) accession number: Q2QNC3

Entry history

Integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:	December 12, 2006
Last sequence update:	January 24, 2006
Last modified:	April 3, 2013
This is version 37 of the entry and version 1 of the sequence. [Complete history]

Entry status

Reviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)

Annotation program

Plant Protein Annotation Program