The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Metallothionein across different species:

metallothionein (mt), MeTaLlothionein (mtl-2), metallothionein 4 (mt4), metallothionein 4 (MT4), metallothionein (MT1A), metallothionein (MT), metallothionein (LOC100304478)

Other aliases include:

MT, mt-A, mtiv, MGC114744, MT2A, MT1A, MT1C, MT1E, MT1F, MT2B

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Metallothionein:

metallothionein-1 – mt1 – MT-1 – MeTaLlothionein family member (mtl-2) – metallothionein – xlMT-A – metallothionein A – MT – metallothionein 2A – Metallothionein-1C – Metallothionein-1E – Metallothionein-1F – Metallothionein-2B – Metallothionein

Metallothionein fulfills a number of functions:

metal ion binding

Metallothionein is relevant to the following processes:

response to cadmium ion – response to metal ion – determination of adult lifespan – growth – positive regulation of growth rate – response to heat

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology