The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Metallothionein 2 across different species:

metallothionein 2 (Mt2), MT1A (METALLOTHIONEIN 1A); copper ion binding / metal ion binding (MT1A), Metallothionein 2 (MT2), metallothionein 2A (MT2A), metallothionein 2 (mt2)

Other aliases include:

Mt-2, MT-II, AA409533, ATMT-2, ATMT-Q, F22G5.2, LIGHT STRESS-REGULATED 4, LSR4, METALLOTHIONEIN 1, METALLOTHIONEIN 1A, METALLOTHIONEIN 2, METALLOTHIONEIN Q, MT-Q, MT1, MT1A, MT2, DKFZp470P1411, MT, mt2b, MGC56534, MGC174542, wu:fc77e11, wu:fj10c11, zgc:112061

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Metallothionein 2:

metallothionein 2 – MT1A (METALLOTHIONEIN 1A); copper ion binding / metal ion binding – Metallothionein 2 – metallothionein-2 – MT-2 – MT-II – metallothionein-II – metallothionein IIA – metallothionein IIB

Metallothionein 2 fulfills a number of functions:

metal ion binding – zinc ion binding – copper ion binding

Metallothionein 2 is relevant to the following processes:

cellular zinc ion homeostasis – detoxification of copper ion – nitric oxide mediated signal transduction – response to copper ion – response to high light intensity – response to cadmium ion – response to metal ion – response to methylmercury – response to zinc ion

Locations for Metallothionein 2:

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Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology