Mt2A - metallothionein 2A Gene

Also Known as Mt2

Species: Rattus norvegicus

Gene Type: protein coding
Gene ID: 689415

Summary

Enables cadmium ion binding activity and zinc ion binding activity. Involved in astrocyte activation. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Biomarker of Alzheimer's disease; kidney failure; median neuropathy; retinitis pigmentosa; and transient cerebral ischemia. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in carotid stenosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to several human genes including MT1E (metallothionein 1E); MT1F (metallothionein 1F); and MT1X (metallothionein 1X). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Mt2A Products (1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_001137564.2 NP_001131036.1 metallothionein 2A
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

metallothionein 2A

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Mt2A NCBI NCBI:4502