Abstract The Arabidopsis metallothionein genes AtMT1 and AtMT2 confer Cd (II) resistance
to Cd (II)-sensitive yeast, but it has not been directly shown whether they or other …

Metallothioneins (MTs) are low-molecular-weight, cysteine-rich proteins that bind to heavy
metals. Type-1 MTs function under various abiotic stresses, including exposure to the …

The protective function of a plant type-2 metallothionein was analysed after expression in
Escherichia coli and in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. BjMT2 from Brassica juncea was …

We expressed the AtMt2b and AtHMA4 genes under the 35S cauliflower mosaic virus
promoter simultaneously in Nicotiana tabacum (SR1), using leaf disc transformation. A …

The small Arabidopsis genome contains nine metallothionein-like (MT) sequences with
classic, cysteine-rich domains separated by spacer sequences, quite unlike the small …

Aims Metallothioneins are cysteine-rich, metal-binding proteins, but their exact functions are
not fully understood. In this study, we isolated two metallothionein genes, BcMT1 and BcMT2 …

Metallothioneins (MTs) are cysteine-rich, low molecular weight, heavy metal-binding protein
molecules. Here, a full-length cDNA homologue of MT2a (type 2 metallothionein) was …

Metallothioneins (MTs) are cysteine-rich proteins required for heavy metal tolerance in
animals and fungi. Recent results indicate that plants also possess functional …

Metallothioneins (MTs) are small cysteine-rich proteins found in various eukaryotes. Plant
MTs are classified into four types based on the arrangement of cysteine residues. To …

Metallothionein (MT) is a cysteine-rich, low-molecular-weight protein that can bind to
cadmium ions and reduce their toxicity to plants. In this study, we cloned the PaMT3-1 gene …