Abstract
In vitro evidence for the isoform-specific partitioning of cadmium and zinc ions between the two C. elegans metallothioneins is presented. This observation is discussed in terms of isoform-specific affinities towards zinc and cadmium and the implications of our study on the in vivo roles of C. elegans metallothioneins.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adsorption
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Animals
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Cadmium / chemistry*
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Caenorhabditis elegans / chemistry*
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Ions / chemistry
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Metallothionein / chemistry*
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Protein Isoforms / chemistry*
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Substrate Specificity
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Zinc / chemistry*
Substances
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Ions
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Protein Isoforms
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Cadmium
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Metallothionein
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Zinc