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Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 4490
Gene name Metallothionein 1B
Gene symbol MT1B
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
MT-1BMT-IBMT1MT1QMTP
Chromosome 16
Chromosome location 16q13
Summary The protein encoded by this gene binds heavy metals and protects against toxicity from heavy metal ions. This gene is found in a cluster of similar genes on chromosome 16. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016]
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 32296183
GO:0005634 Component Nucleus IBA
GO:0005634 Component Nucleus ISS
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm IBA
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm ISS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
156349 7394 ENSG00000169688
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P07438
Protein name Metallothionein-1B (MT-1B) (Metallothionein-IB) (MT-IB)
Protein function Metallothioneins have a high content of cysteine residues that bind various heavy metals; these proteins are transcriptionally regulated by both heavy metals and glucocorticoids.
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00131 Metallothio 1 → 61 Metallothionein Domain
Sequence
Sequence length 61
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Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
KEGG Pathway
Mineral absorption