Mt4 - metallothionein 4

Predicted to enable metal ion binding activity. Predicted to be involved in cellular response to metal ion; cellular zinc ion homeostasis; and detoxification of copper ion. Predicted to act upstream of or within cellular metal ion homeostasis. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and nucleus. Orthologous to human MT4 (metallothionein 4). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]