The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Metallothionein 3 across different species:

metallothionein 3 (MT3), metallothionein 3 (Mt3), MT3 (METALLOTHIONEIN 3); copper ion binding (MT3)

Other aliases include:

GIF, GIFB, GRIF, Mt-3, MT-III, MGC148630, MT1, METALLOTHIONEIN 3, MT3

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Metallothionein 3:

metallothionein-3 – MT-3 – MT-III – metallothionein-III – growth inhibitory factor – metallothionein 3 (growth inhibitory factor (neurotrophic)) – GIF – metallothionein 3 – metallothionein III – neurite growth inhibitory factor – metallothionein 1 – MT3 (METALLOTHIONEIN 3); copper ion binding – neuronal growth inhibitory factor

Metallothionein 3 fulfills a number of functions:

antioxidant activity – copper ion binding – metal ion binding – zinc ion binding

Metallothionein 3 is relevant to the following processes:

cell proliferation – cellular metal ion homeostasis – negative regulation of neurogenesis – removal of superoxide radicals – response to hypoxia – negative regulation of cell growth – negative regulation of dendrite morphogenesis – cellular copper ion homeostasis

Locations for Metallothionein 3:

synaptic vesicle – cellular_component

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology