Identification, cloning and characterisation of a novel copper-metallothionein in Tetrahymena pigmentosa. Sequencing of cDNA and expression

Protist

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 219-229

  Santovito, Gianfranco ^a   Irato, Paola ^a   Palermo, Simone ^a   Boldrin, Francesco ^a   Sack, Ragna ^b   Hunziker, Peter ^b   Piccinni, Ester ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING PROTEIN; CADMIUM; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; COPPER; CYSTEINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN; PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL GENETICS;

TETRAHYMENA PIGMENTOSA;

EID: 0034787809     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1434-4610-00061     Document Type: Article

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