title: Cyanobacterial metallothioneins: biochemistry and molecular genetics.
abstract: Metallothioneins have been extensively studied in many different eukaryotes where they sequester, and hence detoxify, excess amounts of certain metal ions. However, the precise functions of many of these molecules are not fully understood. This article reviews literature concerning their namesakes in prokaryotes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, Medical School, University of Newcastle, UK.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D015321:Gene Rearrangement; D008668:Metallothionein / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D010641:Phenotype
chemical_list: D008668:Metallothionein