one of the five metallothioneins (MTs) genes identified in Arabidopsis. MTs are cysteine-rich proteins required for heavy metal tolerance. The MT1b gene, however, is indicated to be inactive.
Computational Description
metallothionein 1B (MT1B); FUNCTIONS IN: metal ion binding; INVOLVED IN: response to metal ion; LOCATED IN: endomembrane system; Has 0 Blast hits to 0 proteins in 0 species (source: NCBI BLink).