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  • Title: Expression of the mouse metallothionein-I gene in Escherichia coli: increased tolerance to heavy metals.
    Author: Hou YM, Kim R, Kim SH.
    Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta; 1988 Nov 10; 951(1):230-4. PubMed ID: 3056525.
    Abstract:
    The cDNA of mouse metallothionein, a small metal-binding protein rich in cysteine, has been cloned downstream from a bacterial inducible promoter and expressed in Escherichia coli. Upon induction, E. coli harboring this cDNA clone contained a protein species readily labelled by [35S]cysteine in vivo and incorporated 10-times as much 109Cd from the medium than would otherwise be the case. We show that expression of metallothionein endows resistance in E. coli to heavy metal ions such as mercury, silver, copper, cadmium and zinc by sequestering rather than exclusion or conversion, common mechanisms of metal resistance in bacteria.
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