Q41657 (MT2_VICFA) Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

Names and origin

Protein names

Recommended name:
Metallothionein-like protein type 2

Gene names

Name:

MTI

Organism

Vicia faba (Broad bean) (Faba vulgaris)

Taxonomic identifier

3906 [NCBI]

Taxonomic lineage

cellular organisms › Eukaryota › Viridiplantae › Streptophyta › Streptophytina › Embryophyta › Tracheophyta › Euphyllophyta › Spermatophyta › Magnoliophyta › eudicotyledons › core eudicotyledons › rosids › fabids › Fabales › Fabaceae › Papilionoideae › Fabeae › Vicia

Protein attributes

Sequence length	77 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 the left, stem and flower, at very low levels in roots and is not detectable in mesophyll protoplasts.
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 – 77	77	Metallothionein-like protein type 2		PRO_0000197411

Sequences

	Sequence		Length	Mass (Da)
	Q41657 [UniParc]. Last modified November 1, 1996. Version 1. Checksum: 7D7BAD8D0223BF3C	FASTA	77	7,730
	10 20 30 40 50 60 MSCCGGNCGC GSSCKCGSGC GGCKMYADLS YTESTTSETL IMGVGSEKAQ YESAEMGAEN 70 DGCKCGANCT CNPCTCK

References

[1]	"Isolation of a Vicia faba metallothionein-like gene: expression in foliar trichomes." Foley R.C., Singh K.B. Plant Mol. Biol. 26:435-444(1994) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA].

Cross-references

Sequence databases
EMBL GenBank DDBJ	X77254 mRNA. Translation: CAA54471.1.
PIR	S52636.
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

MT2_VICFA

Accession

Primary (citable) accession number: Q41657

Entry history

Integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:	November 1, 1997
Last sequence update:	November 1, 1996
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