Function
Binds heavy metals. Contains three zinc and three copper atoms per polypeptide chain and only a negligible amount of cadmium. Inhibits survival and neurite formation of cortical neurons in vitro.
Biological Context
Tissue Specificity: Abundant in a subset of astrocytes in the normal human brain, but greatly reduced in the Alzheimer disease (AD) brain
Product Specifications
Recombinant Human Metallothionein-3 (MT3) is a recombinant protein from Homo sapiens (Human), expressed in E.coli, covering amino acids 1-68aa, with N-terminal GST-tagged tag, molecular weight 33.9kDa, purity Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.. Suitable for ELISA and Western Blot applications.
