Growth inhibitory factor/metallothionein-3 is a sulfane sulfur-binding protein
Y. Shinkai, Y. Ding, T. Matsui, G. Devitt, M. Akiyama, T.-L. Shen, M. Nishida, T. Ida, T. Akaike, S. Mahajan, J. M. Fukuto, Y. Shigeta, Y. Kumagai
The paper identifies GIF/metallothionein-3 as a sulfane sulfur-binding protein that regulates zinc ion binding and release through a unique C-S-S-Zn structure.
bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2023Biochemistry