菜单 基因医生

该基因编码一种转录因子，诱导金属硫蛋白和其他参与重金属（如镉、锌、铜和银）稳态的基因表达。该蛋白是一种核质穿梭蛋白，在重金属暴露后积聚在细胞核中，并与含有金属反应元件（MRE）的启动子结合[由RefSeq提供，2008年7月]
This gene encodes a transcription factor that induces expression of metallothioneins and other genes involved in metal homeostasis in response to heavy metals such as cadmium, zinc, copper, and silver. The protein is a nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein that accumulates in the nucleus upon heavy metal exposure and binds to promoters containing a metal-responsive element (MRE). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]