NCBI Accession #
NP_179905.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_127888.2
NCBI Official Full Name
Plant EC metallothionein-like protein, family 15
NCBI Official Symbol
AtMT4b
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
Arabidopsis thaliana metallothionein 4b; T20D16.13; T20D16_13
NCBI Protein Information
Plant EC metallothionein-like protein, family 15
NCBI Summary
AtMT4b is a member of Type 4 metallothionein (MT) genes. It is involved in the early develoment of the embryo and in the accumulation of metal ions especially Zn in the seeds.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
MT-4B
UniProt Protein Name
Metallothionein-like protein 4B
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
EC protein homolog 2
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q42377
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9SLN4
UniProt Related Accession #
Q42377
UniProt Comments
Metallothioneins have a high content of cysteine residues that bind various heavy metals (Probable). Functions as metal chelator of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) (PubMed:18287486). Plays a role in storing and distributing Zn ion in seed (PubMed:22014117).