In vitro evidence for the isoform-specific partitioning of cadmium and zinc ions between the two C. elegans metallothioneins is presented. This observation is discussed in terms of isoform-specific affinities towards zinc and cadmium and the implications of our study on the in vivo roles of C. elegans metallothioneins.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, West Wenhua Rd. 107, Jinan 250012, China.
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