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Metallothionein-like proteins have been isolated from marine invertebrates. Three crustaceans, Scyllus serratus, Cancer magister and Acetes sibogae together with a mollusc, Cryptochiton stelleri, have been investigated. S. serratus hepatopancreas was shown to contain cadmium and zinc inducible metallothionein-like proteins with an amino acid analysis very similar to vertebrate metallothioneins. The molecular weight, ultra-violet spectrum and isoelectric points of S. serratus metallothioneins are also comparable to the vertebrate proteins, suggesting a fundamental biological function conserved throughout evolution.
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Olafson, R.W., Sim, R.G., Kearns, A. (1979). Physiological and Chemical Characterization of Invertebrate Metallothionein-Like Proteins. In: Kägi, J.H.R., Nordberg, M. (eds) Metallothionein. Experientia Supplementum, vol 34. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-6493-0_12
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