摘要
1 Introduction Metallothioneins (MTs) are a family of low-molecular weight heavy metal binding proteins, unique in their high cystein content. MTs are ubiquitously distributed in the eukaryote from yeast to human. It is an experimental model emphasized during researching gene expression and regulation of animal cells. In order to provide inducible regulatory elements for transgenosis livestock, we cloned bovine MT genes. At least four members of bovine MT family have been discovered. In this note, one gene (bMTc) of
基金
Project partially supported by the Rockefeller Foundation.
