BiochemistrybioRxiv
Growth inhibitory factor/metallothionein-3 is a sulfane sulfur-binding protein
Y. Shinkai, Y. Ding, T. Matsui…·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.
DOI 10.7554/elife.92120