Recombination expression carrier and method for soluble expressing human I-type metallothionin
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- GUANGZHOU BIOPHARMACEUTICAL R&D CENT OF JINAN UNIV CO LTD
- Publication Date
- 2011-06-15
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Abstract
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[0001] The invention belongs to the field of genetic engineering. More specifically, the present invention relates to a recombinant expression vector for expressing human type I metallothionein and a method for expressing and producing human type I metallothionein in a soluble form. Background technique
[0002] Metallothionein (MT) is a class of low molecular weight, cysteine-rich, metal-binding proteins that can bind heavy metals and be induced by metals. Since metallothionein was first isolated in 1957, researchers have found that MT widely exists in the tissues of animals, plants and eukaryotic microorganisms.
[0003] There are 4 MT subtypes in mammals, namely MT-I, MT-II, MT-III, MT-IV, where MT-I and MT-II are present in all organs and MT-III is only present in brain tissue , while MT-IV is only present in squamous epithelial tissues (Uchida et al., J Biol. Chem., 1995, 270: 3365-3369). Typical mammalian MT has (1) low molecular weight, generally on...