Cloning, expression, and characterization of cadmium-induced metallothionein-2 from the earthworms Metaphire posthuma and Polypheretima elongata

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 349-357

  Liang, Shih Hsiung ^a   Jeng, Yu Ping ^a   Chiu, Yuh Wen ^b   Chen, Jiun Hong ^c   Shieh, Bao Sen ^b   Chen, Chien Yen ^d   Chen, Chien Cheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ABTS; Cadmium; DTNB; Earthworm; Free radical scavenging; Metal binding capability; Metallothionin 2; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CHEMOKINE; CADMIUM; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CUPRIC ION; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN II; ZINC ION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICITY; GENE; METAPHIRE POSTHUMA; MOLECULAR CLONING; MT 2 GENE; NONHUMAN; POLYPHERETIMA ELONGATA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MOTIF;

LUMBRICIDAE; MEGASCOLECIDAE; METAPHIRE POSTHUMA; POLYPHERETIMA ELONGATA;

EID: 60949109009     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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