Tissue Specificity | Abundant in a subset of astrocytes in the normal human brain, but greatly reduced in the Alzheimer disease (AD) brain. |
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. |
Protein Name | Metallothionein-3Mt-3GifbGifGrowth Inhibitory FactorMetallothionein-IiiMt-Iii |
Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-5661231 |
Alternative Antibody Names | Anti-Metallothionein-3 antibodyAnti-Mt-3 antibodyAnti-Gifb antibodyAnti-Gif antibodyAnti-Growth Inhibitory Factor antibodyAnti-Metallothionein-Iii antibodyAnti-Mt-Iii antibodyAnti-MT3 antibody |
Information sourced from Uniprot.org