Acute Cd exposure produces liver injury, whereas chronic Cd exposure damages the kidney but not the liver. Previous experiments suggest that the low-molecular-weight, metal-binding protein metallothionein (MT) in liver protects against liver injury, but is responsible for the kidney injury observed after chronic Cd exposure. Thus, prior to the development of MT-transgenic and MT-knockout mice m...

We identified a novel member of the metallothionein (MT) family, Cucumis sativus metallothionein-like 2 (CsMTL2), by screening a young cucumber fruit complementary DNA (cDNA) library. The CsMTL2 encodes a putative 77-amino acid Class II MT protein that contains two cysteine (Cys)-rich domains separated by a Cys-free spacer region. We found that CsMTL2 expression was regulated by metal stress an...

Metallothionein (MT) is a low molecular weight intracellular protein, the primary function of which to maintain homeostasis heavy metals in living organisms. Only few research has been carried on topic mechanism MT. Recent points its significant relationship carcinogenesis, spontaneous mutagenesis, and effectiveness antitumor drugs. Increased level MT studied as potential indicator increased me...

Human hepatic metallothionein (MT) was separated into six isoforms by using reversed-phase h.p.l.c. at the analytical and preparative levels. By comparison with the h.p.l.c. elution profiles of the charge-separable species MT-1 and MT-2 isolated by the procedure of Bühler & Kägi [(1974) FEBS Lett. 39, 229-234], five of these isoproteins are identified as hitherto unresolved subforms of MT-1, an...

In the present paper, we report on the use of adsorptive transfer stripping technique in connection with chronopotentiometric stripping analysis for metallothionein determination and of differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry for lead detection in tissues of wild perch (Perca fluviatilis, n = 6) from the Svratka River in Brno, Czech Republic. Primarily, we determined the content of MT i...

The reaction of metallothionein-2 (MT-2) with the organometallic antitumour compound [Ru(η(6)-p-cymene)Cl(2)(pta)], RAPTA-C, was investigated using ESI MS and ICP AES. The studies were performed in comparison to cisplatin and significant differences in the binding of the two complexes were observed. RAPTA-C forms monoadducts with MT-2, at variance with cisplatin, that has been observed to form ...

Hypoxia-signalling pathway PCR arrays were used to examine the integrated response of human adipocytes to low O(2) tension. Incubation of adipocytes in 1% O(2) for 24h resulted in no change in the expression of 63 of the 84 genes on the arrays, a reduction in expression of 9 genes (including uncoupling protein 2) and increased expression of 12 genes. Substantial increases (>10-fold) in leptin, ...

Metallothionein (MT) has been used widely as a potential molecular marker to detect the deleterious effects of heavy metals in aquatic ecosystem. Here we exposed ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis, to zinc (Zn) and tested the distribution as well as the induction of MT in various tissues such as liver, kidney, intestine and stomach. MT induction was significant in liver tissue, followed by kidney and ...

The research reported here demonstrates covalent binding to the metal-binding protein metallothionein (MT) by the therapeutic nitrogen mustard mechlorethamine. The most surprising aspect of this interaction is the selectivity of the alkylating agent for specific residues of MT. A combination of MS and proteolytic and enzymatic methods was used to deduce specific locations of mechlorethamine alk...

BACKGROUND Because metallothionein (MT) is a metal-binding protein that protects against metal intoxication, it could be a biomarker for individual sensitivity to metal toxicity. OBJECTIVE We assessed the use of bloodborne MT transcript as a reflection of tissue MT levels and examined the potential role of MT in arsenic toxicity in an environmentally exposed human population. METHOD Rodents...