Reaction: MT2A binds cadmium
- in pathway: Metallothioneins bind metals
The metallothionein MT2A binds 7 atoms of cadmium(II), a cluster of 4 atoms at the alpha domain at the C-terminus and a cluster of 3 atoms at the beta domain at the N-terminus (Pan et al. 1999).
Reaction - small molecule participants:
Cd2+ [cytosol]
Reactome.org reaction link: R-HSA-5662608
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Reaction input - small molecules:
cadmium(2+)
Reaction output - small molecules:
Reactome.org link: R-HSA-5662608