Effect of metal ions on the stability of metallothionein in the degradation by cellular fractions in vitro

Experimental and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 32-36

  Hahn, Si Houn ^a   Yoo, Ook Joon ^b   Gahl, William A ^c  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Degradation; Lysosome; Metallothionein; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; METAL ION; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CELL FRACTIONATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; INTOXICATION; LIVER LYSOSOME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN STABILITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035977963     PISSN: 12263613     EISSN: 20926413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emm.2001.7     Document Type: Article

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